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

HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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

PLUS

THE MINIMUM DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED BELOW

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

THE MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE FOR HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY IS:

1. AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS OF DEMONSTRABLE, SUPERVISED FIELD AND ANALYTIC EXPERIENCE WITH HISTORIC-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 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATION, OR MANAGEMENT, including,
   
   (a) Teaching historical archaeology with an emphasis on and related to historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic 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 historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic 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 historical archaeology relating to the historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic built environment of the United States and its Territories.