Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(a)
Permits will be issued to those individuals who qualify as a principal
investigator, except for those who may otherwise qualify but who have had a
permit suspended or revoked pursuant to Section
R654-1-11.
(b) As authorized by Subsection
9-8-305(2)(b), a
principal investigator may submit evidence of training and experience
equivalent to a graduate degree in anthropology, archaeology, or history by:
(i) Demonstrating the ability to design and
execute a research project in anthropology, archaeology, or history that
includes the following.
(A) All the research
design elements specified in Subsections
9-8-305(3)(a)(i)(A) through (G).
(B) The collection and analysis of
information.
(C) The presentation
of results in an approved and reviewed format.
(D) The subsequent curation of specimens in
an appropriate curation facility.
(E) Evidence that the applicant served as the
principal or co-principal investigator for the entire research
project.
(ii) Possessing
a graduate degree in a closely related discipline that included thesis or
dissertation research germane to anthropology, archaeology, or
history.
(c)
(i) As authorized by Subsection
9-8-305(2)(iii),
applicants for a permit may submit evidence of training related to proper
methodologies for field procedures, laboratory analysis, and reporting within
projects involving archaeological resources.
(ii) An applicant for a permit wishing to
submit evidence pursuant to Subsection
R654-1-4(c)(i)
must demonstrate that the training was of a sufficient duration and a
sufficiently broad scope of subject matter to substitute for at least one year
of full-time professional experience.
(d) Experience in Utah prehistoric or
historic archaeology shall include basic field, associated laboratory analysis,
and reporting work based within any portion of the general physiographic and
cultural regions found within the state boundaries.
