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SAA Ethics Bowl — Official Page
Participation info, current materials, winners and recent cases.
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Your library for the 2027 competition
Official SAA case files, rules, frameworks and readings. Links open the source documents hosted by SAA, RPA and partners. Visit the official SAA Ethics Bowl page.
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SAA Ethics Bowl Archive
Cases 2004–2012, sample syllabi and readings.
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2026 Rules and Procedures
Official competition rules for the most recent Bowl.
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2026 Ethics Bowl Flyer
Promotional flyer for the 22nd Annual Ethics Bowl.
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SAA Committee on Ethics
The committee that organizes the Ethics Bowl.
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Ethics Bowl Preparation Article
How teams can prepare for the Bowl.
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Guidelines for Judges
What judges are asked to evaluate.
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Ethics in Archaeology (SAA)
SAA's broader ethics resources, videos and recordings.
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SAA Seminars On-Demand
Recorded SAA seminars.
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SAA Continuing Education Playlist
SAA's public continuing-education videos.
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SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics
Nine principles adopted March 7, 2024.
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RPA Code and Standards
Register of Professional Archaeologists' code of conduct.
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RPA Archaeological Ethics Database
RPA's searchable ethics case database.
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Archaeological Ethics Database: SAA Cases
Independent archive of SAA cases, 2004–2024.
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2026 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2026 competition.
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2025 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2025 competition.
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2024 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2024 competition.
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2023 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2023 competition.
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2022 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2022 competition.
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2021 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2021 competition.
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2019 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2019 competition.
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2018 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2018 competition.
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2014 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2014 competition.
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2013 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2013 competition.
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2012 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2012 competition.
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2011 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2011 competition.
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2010 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2010 competition.
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2009 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2009 competition.
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2008 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2008 competition.
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2007 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2007 competition.
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2006 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2006 competition.
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2005 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2005 competition.
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2004 Ethics Bowl Case Studies
Official SAA case file from the 2004 competition.
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Cultures at Risk: Human Rights and Heritage Today
Course syllabus by B. Sunday Eiselt, Southern Methodist University.
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Heritage: History and the Past Today
Course syllabus by Uzi Baram, New College of Florida.
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Indigenous Archaeologies
Course syllabus by Randall McGuire, SUNY Binghamton.
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Legal and Ethical Issues in Anthropology
Course syllabus by Charles Riggs, Fort Lewis College.
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Reading and Composition: Archaeological Ethics
Course syllabus by Katie Chiou, University of Alabama.
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Who Owns the Past?
Course syllabus by Bettina Arnold, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
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An Introduction to Ethics & Archaeology
Introductory SAA reading (Dec 2006).
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Gender Equity in Archaeology
Introductory SAA reading (Dec 2006).
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Indigenous Communities & Archaeological Practice
Introductory SAA reading (Dec 2006).
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Looting, Collecting, & Archaeology
Introductory SAA reading (Dec 2006).
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Cultural Property in War & Peace: The Nation and the Law
Introductory SAA reading (Dec 2006).
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