CTA is a leader in the archaeological community in setting standards and establishing guidelines for the practice of successful and ethical archeology in Texas.

CTA promotes high professional standards for archeology (see our pages on Survey Standards). Our guidelines serve as a benchmark for archeologists who wish to maintain CTA membership (their membership may be revoked if CTA discovers they do not adhere to our ethical standards).

The CTA guidelines provide a code of self-regulation concerning performance, curation, and reports.

The Guidelines are an evolving set of documents. Suggestions for revisions may be made to CTA's Editing and Review Committee.

Follow the links below to read the CTA Guidelines and Survey Standards.