Task · part of 5. Do the following: the law, and who protects sites
5(b). Identify an organization that protects sites
Required Often forgotten
National, international or local. PICK A LOCAL ONE IF YOU CAN. A state or county archaeological society is the answer to this requirement and quite possibly the answer to requirements 10 and 11 as well, because its members are the people who run digs, simulated projects and exhibits near you.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THIS REQUIREMENT IS A FREE SEARCH FOR THE PERSON YOU WILL NEED AT REQUIREMENT 10. You have to identify an organization that helps protect archaeological sites, and it may be national, international OR LOCAL. Choose a local one, such as a state or county archaeological society, and you have satisfied a requirement you had to do anyway while finding the people who run digs, simulated projects and public exhibits in your area. Those societies are also where trained avocational archaeologists are found, and the note under requirement 10(b) names them as qualified. Ask them the requirement 10 and 11 question while you are in touch.
Where this step comes from
- Archaeology Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5(b)