Mission

  • To encourage and facilitate communication among all interested in the historic and prehistoric cultural heritage of Kansas;

  • To function as an advocacy group of professional archaeologists for the preservation of historic and prehistoric archaeological resources, including support for responsible avocational groups;

  • To promote the importance of archaeology to the general public;

  • To promote professional standards in the collection, curation, analysis, and publication of archaeological data;

  • To encourage research in archaeology and related fields that will contribute to increasing our understanding of the prehistory and history of Kansas;

  • To encourage appropriate sensitivity to the concerns of descendants of prehistoric and historic populations of Kansas as archaeological research is performed;

  • and To raise funds from the private sector as needed to carry out the purposes listed above.

PAK Events

PAK Fall Meeting
September 2008
Wichita State University Campus
Wichita, Kansas


The Flint Hills Conference

March 6-7, 2009
Kansas Museum of History classrooms
Kansas History Center
6425 SW 6th Ave.
Topeka, Kansas

Professional Archaeologists of Kansas

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