PAF Public Archaeology Facilty at Binghamton University

NEWS:.

.:4/16/2008: The 2008 New York State Archaeology Season poster has been printed and is available. Check out the design ...read more

.:1/09/2008: The new PAF photo archive is up and running. Head over to our CAP site and check out photos of some of our projects and community programs. All...read more

.:12/07/2006: The Herrick Hollow mini-site is up and running. Follow the link to learn about Archaeology on the Divide, the prehistory of the uplands...read more

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CURRENT PROJECTS:.

.:Hale Eddy: PAF returns to the Hale Eddy area this fall to complete the examination of several...

PAF is directed by a full-time professional anthropologist with a doctoral degree and specializations in Cultural Resource Management and Northeastern US prehistory and history. The director meets the qualifications specified by the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) and the New York Archaeological Council (NYAC). These are derived from the federal regulations 36 CFR 800.

The Director is a full-time professional employee of Binghamton University with adjunct faculty status within the department. The Director serves as principal investigator for all PAF projects. The role of the director is as an applied research professor charged with teaching, advising and mentoring of staff at PAF. This role parallels and complements that of the teaching faculty in the department.

PAF's Primary Goals are to:

1) Provide federal, state, local, and private groups within the Eastern US with professional archaeological surveys in compliance with all applicable state and federal legislation.

2) Produce scholarly research that enhances the professional visibility of our staff, faculty, students, and university within the local community, region, and nation.

3) Train archaeologists (undergraduates and graduates) to be field and research specialists within a cultural resource management (CRM) framework.

4) Offer an opportunity for training and support to individuals interested in CRM as a career or as an enhancement to an academic career.

5) Practice "Public Archaeology" through community programs and preservation initiatives.