Archaeological heritage includes artifacts, historic sites, and other cultural assets embedded in the ground, seabed, or built structures. Protecting and preserving archaeological heritage is about reclaiming our history and culture.

The Association is composed of institutes for archaeological heritage investigation and aims to create historical, cultural, and scientific values of cultural properties through institutes for archaeological heritage investigation, preservation, and protection of archaeological heritage; to enhance public interest and scientific quality among archaeological excavation research institutions; and to improve the research environment and rights of archaeologists.

The Association is working to develop a future vision for its member institutions by expanding the business areas it has been doing, such as transparency in archaeological heritage research, guiding and supervising research institutions for public interest review, compensation criteria for archaeological heritage investigation services, establishing a code of ethics for financing, operating, assessing and evaluating research reports, educating and training research personnel, analyzing the demand for excavation research based on economic indicators, creating a safe excavation site environment, and exploring ways to use digital informatization and big data for archaeological heritage in the 4th Industrial Revolution.

We will continue to actively consider the needs of member institutions so that the members and institutions of the Association can develop. We will do our best to improve the quality and quantity of institutions specializing in the excavation, survey, and research of cultural heritage to take the lead in preserving and protecting Korea's cultural heritage and developing the survey and research of cultural heritage.

Thank you.