European Association of Archaeologists

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The European Association of Archaeologists (German: European Association of Archaeologists ), EAA for short, is a non-profit association that is open to archaeologists and scientists from related disciplines as well as interested persons or institutions in Europe and beyond. It was founded in 1994 at an inaugural meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where its statutes were officially approved. The EAA was recognized by the Council of Europe in 1999 and switched to participatory status in 2003. The EAA has over 11,000 members from 60 countries in its database worldwide who are active in prehistoric, classical, medieval or historical archeology. The EAA holds an annual conference and publishes the European Journal of Archeology. The EAA also publishes its own newsletter, The European Archaeologist (TEA). The seat of the association is in Prague , Czech Republic. The official language is English.

mission

The EAA sets professional and ethical standards for archaeological work through its statutes, the code of conduct, the principles of implementing rescue archeology and the code of conduct for training in field work.

According to the statutes, the goals of the EAA are:

  • To promote the development of archaeological research and the exchange of information in European archeology .
  • To support the management and public display of the archaeological heritage in Europe.
  • Promote appropriate ethical and scientific standards in archaeological work.
  • To represent the interests of full-time archaeologists in Europe.
  • To encourage collaboration with other organizations that have similar goals.

In order to pursue its goals, the EAA publishes a magazine ( European Journal of Archeology ), sends out a newsletter twice a year ( The European Archaeologist ) and organizes conferences and seminars. The EAA established the European Archaeological Heritage Prize . This is regularly awarded to individuals, institutions or local and regional governments for outstanding contributions to the preservation and presentation of European heritage.

Full membership is only possible for professional archaeologists, others can apply for associate membership.

Remarks

  1. ^ Cleere, H. 1995. The EAA is up and running. The European Archaeologist 3: 1-3 .; EAA statutes
  2. ^ Council of Europe Conference of INGOs http://coe-ngo.org/#/ingo/
  3. ↑ EAA Statutes .
  4. ↑ a b EAA statutes, German version ( Memento from May 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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