1 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT HERITAGE PROTECTION CLASSES Northland Research, Inc. s Heritage Protection and Emergency Management team has scheduled an offering of the firm s three-day Archaeological Violation Investigation Class in Flagstaff, Arizona Monday, October 24 through Wednesday, October 26, 2016. This class will be followed by a presentation of the firm s two-day Archaeological Damage Assessment Management Class in Flagstaff Wednesday, October 27 and Friday October 28, 2016. This announcement includes information on the class location, lodging and logistics (see below). The class descriptions and class schedules also are provided as part of announcement (see below). The classes are open to all federal, tribal, state and other government agency law enforcement officers, archaeologists and prosecuting attorneys. Agency managers and other cultural resource staff members also may attend. (Note: the investigation class has been determined to meet USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations ARPA training requirements.) The registration deadline for the classes is close of business on Friday, September 30, 2016. Class Registration: There is not a class registration form. To register for the class, contact Ami Barrera at Northland Research, Inc. in Flagstaff, Arizona (phone: 928-774-5057, email: abarrera@northlandresearch.com) and make arrangements for payment of the class tuition fee. The class tuition fee is $650.00 per person for the investigation class and $775.00 for both classes. This fee can be paid for individual participants or for groups of participants. Arrangements for payment of the tuition fee must be made by the class registration deadline. The tuition fee payment can be made by credit card (Visa or MasterCard), purchase order or check. If necessary, an invoice for the class tuition fee can be emailed to the participant or their agency prior to the class. Vendor address information required for purchase orders is as follows: Northland Research, Inc. P.O. Box 1401 Flagstaff, AZ 86002 (W-9 and / or Tax Payer Identification number available upon request)
2 TUITION FEE STATEMENT PLEASE NOTE: UNLESS THE CLASS IS CANCELLED, TUITION FEES PAID OR OBLIGATED NORMALLY ARE NOT REFUNDABLE AFTER THE CLASS REGISTRATION DEADLINE. Class Logistical Information: Class Location: The class will be held at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort at 22181 Resort Blvd. in Flagstaff. The casino resort s telephone number is 928-856-7300. Lodging: Participants are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. The casino resort and other hotels in the area of the class location should offer government lodging rates for participants. Other Class Logistics: The investigation class will begin promptly at 8:00 AM on Monday, October 24, and will end no later than 3:30 PM on Wednesday, October 26. The damage assessment management class will begin promptly at 8:00 AM on Thursday, October 27 and will end no later than 2:30 PM on Friday, October 28. Printed class materials will be provided to class participants. Class participants should bring note-taking materials. Basic evidence documentation and collection equipment and supplies will be provided to class participants for the Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise on Tuesday afternoon in the investigation class (see Class Schedule below). Participants may bring their own equipment for the practical exercise if desired, but this is not necessary. Damage assessment management class participants should read National Park Service Technical Brief 20 and Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and notes prior to the class. Both are available on the Internet by searching under their names. Dress for the class will be casual. Participants should bring clothing and footwear suitable for spending two to three hours outdoors during the Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise on Tuesday afternoon. The practical exercise will be held in the vicinity of the class location so backcountry footwear and other backcountry gear are not required. Each class participant will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the class. If you have questions concerning class logistics, please contact Martin McAllister at mmcallister@northlandresearch.com or (406) 239-1874
3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIOLATION INVESTIGATION CLASS Class Description ADIA s three-day Archaeological Violation Investigation Class provides training on all aspects of the investigation and prosecution of archaeological crimes. Instructors for the class are Archaeologist Martin McAllister, Archaeologist Brent Kober, Investigator David Griffel, and Archaeologist / Investigator James Moriarty who are recognized national experts in this area of law enforcement. Topics covered in the class are: An Overview of Archaeological Resource Crime The Looting, Collecting and Trafficking Network ARPA and Other Federal Statutes Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation Archaeological Damage Assessment Archaeological Crime Factors Archaeological Crime Investigative Methods Archaeological Damage Assessment Methods Archaeological Violation Case Studies An Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise also is included in the class. In this exercise, class participants will be required to carry out crime scene investigation and field damage assessment procedures at a mock archaeological crime scene. Targeted participants for the class are law enforcement officers and archaeologists employed by federal, tribal, state and local government agencies and tribal, federal, state and local prosecuting attorneys. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the class.
4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL VIOLATION INVESTIGATION CLASS Monday, October 24: Instruction By: Northland Forensic Archaeologist Martin McAllister, Northland Forensic Archaeologist Brent Kober, And Northland Investigator Dave Griffel Class Schedule 8:00-9:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Discussion of Class Goals and Schedule: Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober, Mr. Griffel, and Class Participants 9:00-10:00 Overview of Archaeological Resource Crime: Mr. 10:00-12:00 The Looting, Collecting and Trafficking Network: Mr. Griffel 1:00-4:00 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases: Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober, and Mr. Griffel 4:00-5:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation: Mr. Griffel Tuesday, October 25: 8:00-10:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation Continued: Mr. Griffel 10:00-12:00 Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. 1:00-2:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise Preparation: Mr. Griffel, Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober and Participants
5 Tuesday, October 25 continued: 2:00-4:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Mr. Griffel, Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober and Participants 4:00-5:00 Critique of Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Mr. Griffel, and Participants Wednesday, October 26: 8:00-11:00 Split Session for Law Enforcement Officers: Archaeological Crime Factors and Archaeological Crime Investigative Methods: Mr. Griffel (Topics covered are: regional archaeological resources, artifacts targeted by looters, instrumentalities of the crime, archaeological resource search warrant language, digital evidence, and unattended outdoor video surveillance) Split Session for Archaeologists and Prosecuting Attorneys: Archaeological Damage Assessment Methods: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Kober 11:00-12:00 Case Study 1: The Lassen National Forest Case: Mr. Griffel, Mr. McAllister and Mr. Kober 1:00-1:30 Case Study 1: The Lassen National Forest Case Continued: Mr. Griffel, Mr. 1:30-3:00 Case Study 2: The Manti-La Sal National Forest (Polar Mesa) Case: Mr. Griffel, Mr. 3:00-3:30 Class Critique and Conclusion: Participants, Mr. McAllister, Mr. Griffel, Mr. Kober, and Class Participants
6 Potential criminal or civil prosecutions for violations of laws prohibiting unauthorized damage to archaeological sites usually require archaeological damage assessments. The seriousness of the violation will determine who should conduct the damage assessment and at what level of intensity it should occur. Agency and contract archaeologists may be called upon to manage the damage assessment process for serious archaeological violation cases. Northland Research, Inc. s two-day Archaeological Damage Assessment Management class provides training on the management of this process. The primary instructors for the class are Northland Research, Inc. Forensic Archaeologists Martin McAllister and Brent Kober. Other Northland Research, Inc. Instructors are utilized as needed and guest instructors may present archaeological damage assessment case studies. McAllister and Kober are recognized national authorities on archaeological damage assessment. Topics covered in the class are: The legal basis and importance of archaeological damage assessment Professional standards for archaeological damage assessment Federal Rule of Evidence 702, the federal legal standard for expert witness testimony on archaeological damage assessment The labor and time requirements of archaeological damage assessment Sources of archaeological damage assessment Recommended steps in developing the archaeological damage assessment strategy Archaeological damage assessment case studies Legal issues in criminal and civil archaeological violation cases The targeted participants for the class are agency managers who supervise agency archaeologists or contract for archaeological damage assessments, professional archaeologists employed by federal, tribal and state land management agencies and professional contract archaeologists. Law enforcement officers and prosecutors also are encouraged to attend this class.
7 ARCHAEOLOGICAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT CLASS Thursday, October 27: Instruction By: Northland Forensic Archaeologist Martin McAllister And Northland Forensic Archaeologist Brent Kober Class Schedule 8:00-8:30 Welcome, Introductions, and Discussion of Class Goals and Schedule: Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober, and Class Participants 8:30-9:30 Legal Basis and Importance of Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. 9:30-12:00 Professional Standards for Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Kober 1:00-2:00 Professional Standards for Archaeological Damage Assessment Continued: Mr. 2:00-3:00 Federal Rule of Evidence 702, the Federal Legal Standard for Expert Witness Testimony on Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Kober 3:00-4:00 Labor and Time Requirements of Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. 4:00-4:30 Sources of Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. 4:30-5:00 Recommended Steps in Developing the Archaeological Damage Assessment Strategy: Mr.
8 Friday, October 28: 8:00-10:00 Archaeological Damage Assessment Case Study 1: Guest Instructors or Mr. 10:00-12:00 Archaeological Damage Assessment Case Study 2: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Kober 1:00-2:00 Legal Issues in Criminal and Civil Archaeological Violation Cases: Mr. 2:00-2:30 Class Critique and Conclusion: Mr. McAllister, Mr. Kober, and Class Participants