Society of Professional Archeologists

Organisation Name:	Society of Professional Archeologists
Established Year:	1976
Place of Location:	North America
Country:	United States
Mail ID:	info@apaontario.ca
Contact Number:	1-888-733-0042

Description:

Established in 1976, SOPA was an organization of professional practitioners of archaeology in North America.

There were two categories of association: Certified Member, and Certification in one or more areas of importance without membership.

Before Certification and/or Membership was granted an individual's qualifications were assessed.

The basic tasks of SOPA were to define professionalism in archaeology, to provide a measure against which to appraise archaeological recommendations and research, and to provide a forum for a challenge to such recommendations and research.