About the MAS Archaeology of Missouri Programs & Projects Archaeology Links Site Index MAS Home   Board of Directors Board of Trustees Local Chapters Membership Info MAS Excavations Committee on Preservation of Sites Publications Recording Archaeological Sites	About the MAS Preserving Missouri's Past The Missouri Archaeological Society was founded in 1934 as a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to educational and charitable purposes. Membership in the Society is open to all who support its purposes. Purposes of the Society To unite those interested in the archaeology of Missouri To promote cooperation among professional and amateur archaeologists To promote the study, investigation, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic remains in Missouri To provide for the dissemination of knowledge and research in archaeology and related disciplines To provide for the recording, preservation, and display of remains and sites in Missouri, and for the educational use of such information To promote a constructive public attitude toward these remains To recognize that artifact surface collecting and reporting has potential importance when performed in a manner consistent with the purposes and policies of the Society, specific guidelines, and Archaeological Survey of Missouri site-recording procedures The Society is governed by a board of directors elected from the membership. Trustees also are elected from around the state. The Society's articles of incorporation and by-laws are periodically updated by the membership upon a majority vote at the annual meeting. Would you like to contribute some time to the MAS? Anyone interested in possibly serving on the board of directors or the board of trustees may download the nomination form as a pdf or as a Word document, fill it out, and return it to the MAS at the address below.
For more information contact Lisa Haney Missouri Archaeological Society 901 S. National Ave. Missouri State University Springfield, MO 65897 417-836-3773
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