This directory of Archæological Societies began as a discussion on the HistArch mailing list in 1995 when it was noted that some directories are in print but nothing was available electronically to the internet community. A complete directory of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO's) is available from:

National Conference of SHPOs
444 North Capitol Street N.W., Suite 332
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512, USA, phone(202) 624-5465
And on the World Wide Web at http://www.cr.nps.gov/pad.shpolist.html

There is a Directory of Archæological Societies in the 1996 NORTH AMERICAN ARCHÆOLOGIST 17(4):355-370, which contains a partial list of the societies in this directory. The NAA Directory is organized by state, region, national, and Canada and includes numerous chapter listings. It also lists some museums, and "friends of site" type organizations. That directory includes other information such as officers, membership/dues, date of organization, chapter names and addresses, and activities. It does not list Fax or e-mail addresses. I have not yet seen the 1997 edition.

Another good source is the WEDA Directory (World E-mail Directory of Anthropologists) available on the World Wide Web site http://wings.buffalo.edu/go?weda by Hugh Jarvis at the Anthropology Department, State University of New York at Buffalo. It presents a lengthy listing of Universities, Colleges, Museums, Institutes, Centers, Research Labs, government agencies, CRM firms, and some archæological societies with their regular mailing addresses, phone, Fax, and e-mail as well as the specialties of listed persons, many of whom are archaeologists. WEDA is updated frequently.

There are two important sources for Archæology - Heritage Conservation and Anthropology on the internet. They are;

INTERNET RESOURCES for HERITAGE CONSERVATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION and ARCHEOLOGY. Maintained and updated by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. (searchable version coming soon).

http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt/

Follow the pages to the "Resources" section. Netscape will come up again even if one already has it running. It can no longer be accessed directly by typing in the URL. One can no longer retrieve the entire document via e-mail since it is broken up into sections without a URL of its own.

ANTHROPOLOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET. Version 8.1 by Allen H. Lutins

and updated on 14 March 1998.

http://www.nitehawk.com/alleycat/anth-faq.html

http://www.nitehawk.com/alleycat/a-index.html (new frames version)

The 1996 Administrative and Member Directory of the Society for American Archæology is 104 pages. The number of sections has been greatly trimmed from previous versions and this is the second year in a row that the number of pages has decreased. It has three sections: 5 pages of administrative addresses of board of directors, officers, and committees and their members, 85 pages which list members alphabetically, and 6 pages of advertisements. As of 29 May, I have not received a copy of the 1997 Member Directory and since the 1998 version is on the web, there may be no plans to print one. The SAA webpage does have access to a complete list of state Historic Preservation Offices in its "Participate in Archæology"section. The SAA Administrative and Member Directory is a useful benefit of membership in the SAA. The 1998 SAA Membership Directory is online at http://www.saa.org but it is of limited utility since only current SAA members with a password can access it.

A complete list of Ontario Archæological Societies and affiliated Chapters is available on diskette in Word Perfect 5.1 for $15.00 postpaid (I assume Canadian but maybe U.S. dollars) from the Ontario Archæological Society. Their directory also includes sections on other Canadian Archaeological Societies, Contacts and Sources; government agency addresses; arch notes index; archæological directory of Ontario; Publications Index; and research report index, all maintained to current date. (No new information available for 1997 or 1998.)

A recent and excellent source for addresses in the United Kingdom is "The CURRENT ARCHÆOLOGY Directory of British Archæology, 1998". It has become an annual supplement. The 32 pages contain more than 700 entries with names, address, phone numbers and even some e-mail addresses along with short descriptions of society activities. It is organized into eighteen different sections with an index and introduction. See section on Journals for address of Current Archaeology. It is also available on the web at the CURRENT ARCHÆOLOGY website (at http://archaeology.co.uk).

The primary purpose of this directory is COMMUNICATION. In a small way, it is also a thank you to the many archæologists who have taken time out of their busy schedules to find me some piece of esoteric information. The information contained in this directory was garnered, in most part, directly from the organizations cited, either officers or members. I am grateful to the hundreds of individuals who sent me information by e-mail, fax, and phone. This project could not have been done without them.

This list is composed of six sections: National (U.S.)/International, Regional, State, other Journals and Newsletters, Australia, and Canada. No attempt was made to included more than a small sample of organizations from Great Britain due to the large number of them and wide availability of the directory published annually in Current Archaeology. Organization officers and dues or subscription amounts are not included since officers change and amounts of dues/subscriptions are sure to increase over time.