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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY, OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY

PLUS

THE MINIMUM DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED BELOW

Areas of study closely related to Prehistoric Archaeology include, but are not limited to, Historical Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology.

THE MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE FOR PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY IS:

1. AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS OF DEMONSTRABLE, SUPERVISED FIELD AND ANALYTIC EXPERIENCE WITH PREHISTORIC-PERIOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES; AND,
2. AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF FULL-TIME DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE (OR EQUIVALENT SPECIALIZED TRAINING) AT A SUPERVISORY LEVEL IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATION, OR MANAGEMENT, including,
   
   (a) Teaching prehistoric archaeology with an emphasis on and related to prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
   
   (b) Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an historic preservation program or office (academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources management consulting firm, or similar professional institution) with an emphasis on and related to prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; AND,
3. DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO CARRY RESEARCH TO COMPLETION, including scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research and writings in Prehistoric Archaeology relating to the prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories.