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Forms and Guidance

  1. AAA Blanket Permit Application (1 Jul 2026)
  2. AAA Blanket Permit End-of-the-Year Summary Report (1 July 2019)
  3. AAA Permit Application - First Time Applicant (1 Jul 2026)
  4. AAA Permit Application TRS Addendum (27 Sep 2023)
  5. AAA Permit Update Request (1 Jul 2026)
  6. AAA Project-specific Permit Application (21 Nov 2024)
  7. AAA Project-specific Permit and Burial Agreement End-of-Year Summary Report (form and instructions) (1 July 2020)
  8. Archaeological Consultants (10 July 2026)
  9. Archaeological Principal Investigator  (application and policy) (10 June 2024)
  10. Archaeological Project Director (application and policy) (10 June 2024)
  11. General Work Plan Addendum (9 Oct 2023)
  12. Historical Waste Piles (17 Feb 21)
  13. Large-scale/Long-term Non-collection Surveys (1 Jan 2022)
  14. Notification of Intent to Conduct Non-collection Survey (1 Jul 2026)
  15. Notification of Intent Addendum (10 Oct 2023)
  16. Paleontological Principal Investigator (application and policy) (10 June 2024)
  17. Paleontological Project Director (application and policy) (1 July 2021)
  18. Para-archaeologist Policy (draft only, tribal consultation pending) (17 Feb 2021)
  19. Project Registration Form (6 Nov 2018)
  20. Project Submission Update Form (1 July 2026)
  21. Rate and Fee Schedule (1 July 2026)
  22. Request an ASM Accession Number - form and addendum (28 June 2019)
  23. Summary Report of Negative Archaeological Monitoring Project Conducted Under an Arizona Antiquities Act Permit (7 Nov 2023)

  1. Archaeological Records Use Agreement (1 July 2020)
  2. ASM Quad Map Numbers List (9 May 2022) 
  3. ASM Site Card
  4. ASM Site Card Update (1 July 2020)
  5. ASM Site Number Request (form and instructions)
  6. ASM Site Number System
  7. ASM Site Recording Manual
  8. ARO Research Appointment Guidelines  (24 October 2023)
  9. Cultural Resources Summary Letter for Non-archaeologists (19 Nov 2024)
  10. Digital Image Data Sheet (25 October 2023)
  11. Notification of Intent to Conduct Non-collection Survey (1 July 2020)
  12. Notification of Intent Addendum (22 Feb 2021)
  13. Project Registration Form
  14. Project Submission Update Form (1 July 2026)
  15. Rate and Fee Schedule (1 July 2026)
  16. Records Curation Agreements (1 January 2022)
  17. Records Research Request for Archaeologists  (form and instructions) (10 June 2024)
  18. Request an ASM Accession Number (form and addendum)

  1. 2004 Repository Manual and 2023 Interim Guidance Manual (25 October 2023)
  2. Analyzed Sample Inventory Form (25 October 2023)
  3. Archaeological Repository Project Submission Review: Phases 1 and 2 (1 July 2021)
  4. Archaeological Repository Project Submission Delivery Review (25 October 2023)
  5. Archive Inventory Form (25 October 2023)
  6. Box Label
  7. Box Summary Form
  8. Bulk Material Box Inventory Form (7 Feb 2022)
  9. Catalog Specimen Box Inventory Form (7 Feb 2022)
  10. Certificate of Collections Review Compliance (1 July 2021)
  11. Deed of Gift
  12. Destructive Analysis Instructions
  13. Destructive Analysis Request
  14. Digital Bag and Box Inventory Template (17 July 2023)
  15. Digital Image Data Sheet (25 October 2023)
  16. Photographic Material Sheet - Not for Digital Photos
  17. Project Registration Form
  18. Project Submission Update Form (1 July 2026)
  19. Rate and Fee Schedule (1 July 2026)
  20. Request an ASM Accession Number (form and addendum)
  21. Request for Access to Collections
  22. Request for Repository Services Agreement (1 July 2026)
  23. Research Loan Request
  24. Specimens Release for Analysis Form

  1. AAA Project-specific Permit and Burial Discovery Agreement End-of-Year Summary Report (form and instructions) (1 July 2021)
  2. Burial Discovery Agreement Application Materials (forms and instructions) (1 July 2026)
  3. Distinguishing Human from Non-Human Animal Bone (Note: this document contains photographs of human and animal remains that some might find disturbing)
  4. Guidelines for ARS § 41-844 and ARS § 41-865
  5. Mortuary Feature Documentation Form (16 Nov 2023)
  6. Notification of Disturbance of Human Remains and/or Animal Mortuary Feature(s) (1 July 2021)
  7. Notification of Disturbance of Sacred Objects (9 Dec 2022)
  8. Osteology Recording Packet
  9. Policies and Procedures for Private Land (9 Dec 2022)
  10. Project Submission Update Form  (1 July 2026)
  11. Rate and Fee Schedule (1 July 2026)
  12. Repatriation Document (6 May 2024)
  13. Report of Remains Submissions Checklist (9 Dec 2022)
  14. Request an ASM Accession Number (form and addendum)

  1. Arizona Antiquities Act Minimum Requirements and Checklist for Reports, Treatment Plans, and Maps
  2. Arizona Reporting Standards for Cultural Resources (Oct 2009)
  3. Arizona State Museum in Relation to the State Historic Preservation Office (June 2019)
  4. Arizona State Museum Mandated Programs Feedback Fora 2019-2020
  5. Arizona State Museum Request Quote for Services Website Guide (14 June 2024)
  6. Guidelines for ARS § 41-844 and ARS § 41-865
  7. Report of Remains Submissions Checklist (1 July 2021)
  8. Rules implementing ARS § 15-1631 and § 41-841 et seq.
  9. Rules implementing ARS § 41-865
  10. SHPO-ASM Interim Guidance Regarding Survey Report Standards
  11. SHPO Guidance for Use and Submittal of the Survey Report Summary Form
  12. SHPO Survey Report Standards 2016
  13. Submission Procedures and Checklists for Cultural Resources Management Services Requested from the Arizona State Museum (1 July 2026)
  14. Working with Arizona State Museum Mandated Programs and the Arizona Antiquities Act (June 2019)

  1. ASM Policy: Digital Images (15 Feb 2019)
  2. ASM Policy: Excavation of Human Remains on Private Land
  3. ASM Policy: Historical Sites and Features (21 June 2017)
  4. ASM Policy: Issuance of Emergency Arizona Antiquities Acts Permits (26 May 2020)
  5. ASM Policy: Qualifications of Archaeological Principal Investigators (1 July 2020)
  6. ASM Policy: Qualifications of Archaeological Project Directors (1 July 2020)
  7. ASM Policy: Rate Discounts (6 Oct 2021)
  8. ASM Policy: Use of Previous Archeological Survey Data (11 Mar 2024)
  9. Historical Waste Piles (17 Feb 2021)
  10. Large-scale/Long-term Non-collection Surveys (1 Jan 2022)
  11. Memorandum: AAA Permit Required for Site Visits (28 Feb 2022)
  12. Memorandum: Changes to ASM Value-Added Service Fees, Effective 1 July 2019 (30 May 2019)
  13. Memorandum: Concurrent Review and Arizona State Museum (11 June 2020)
  14. Memorandum: New Arizona Antiquities Act Permits Office Procedures (4 Aug 2015)
  15. Memorandum: Monitoring Ground Disturbance Outsid/crm/documents/concurrent-review-and-asme Site Boundaries (21 June 2017)
  16. Memorandum: Reports and Submissions for an Arizona Antiquities Act Project-specific Permit (8 June 2015)
  17. Para-Archaeologist Policy and Procedure (11 April 2022)