Anthropology

"The American Folklife Center was established in 1976 by the United States Congress to "preserve and present American folklife" through research, archival preservation, publications, and exhibitions. The Center continues to collect and document "living traditional culture." The American Folklife Center Archive, established in 1928, is now one of the largest archives of ethnographic materials from the United States and around the world."

"The Archaeological Conservancy is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring and preserving archaeological sites discovered on private land."

"Founded in 1984, the Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is "a research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations." The Center conducts original research, provides education, conflict resolution symposia, and conferences."

"Becoming Human is a website created by the Institute of Human Origins (IHO), now a teaching department in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University. Becoming Human incorporates interactive multimedia, research and scholarship in order to encourage a greater understanding of human evolution."

"This site provides a directory of State Archaeologists for the United States and its possessions. State Archaeologists can answer questions regarding laws, procedures, current research, educational programs, and other aspects of archaeology for each state and possession."

"The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization, works to save America’s historic places."

"An open access, public journal of the American Anthropological Association"

"The Department of Anthropology conducts a wide variety of research covering many topics and areas of the world. This research includes an Arctic Studies Center, a Human Origins Program, and Latin American archaeology."

"The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an umbrella organization composed of many “sections,” each focusing on a particular topic such as linguistic anthropology, medical anthropology, and museum anthropology."

"The American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) is the world's leading professional organization for physical anthropologists. Formed by 83 charter members in 1930, the AAPA now has an international membership of over 1,700."

"Formed in 1977, the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (ABFA) provides a program of certification in forensic anthropology, similar to certifying boards in various medical specialties and other scientific fields. Forensic anthropologists analyze skeletal, badly decomposed, or otherwise unidentified human remains, important in both legal and humanitarian contexts."

"The American Ethnological Society is the oldest professional anthropological organization in the United States. Founded in 1842 to encourage emerging anthropological research on human cultures."

"The Paleopathology Association (PPA) was formed in 1973 by U.S. and Canadian scientists. Today, the PPA is a global community composed of researchers and students with backgrounds in physical anthropology, archaeology, medicine, biology, and zoology. Membership is open to all who are interested and dedicated to sharing information, ideas and resources that help us understand health and disease in the past."

"Founded in 1934, the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more than 7,000 members, the society represents professional, student, and avocational archaeologists working in a variety of settings including government agencies, colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector."

"The Society for California Archaeology (SCA) is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to research, understanding, interpretation and conservation of the heritage of California and the regions that surround and pertain to it."

"Formed in 1967, the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is the largest scholarly group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400-present). The main focus of the society is the era since the beginning of European exploration. SHA promotes scholarly research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology."