Current Research Online (CRO), is a web-based clearinghouse of archaeological research hosted by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA). CRO is not simply for finished/completed research projects, but also for on-going/continuing projects. You do not need to be a member of the SAA or CAA to submit to CRO.

Current Research, a news section in American Antiquity established in 1962, has transitioned to an online format after many years of planning and discussion. Similar to the intent of the original journal section, the mission of CRO is to bring greater awareness of current field work being conducted by archaeologists around the world in a timely, clear, and concise manner that is accessible to archaeologists and the public through the Society of American Archaeology web portal.

CRO aims to become a comprehensive, online, database driven, search application for global archaeological research, updated semi-annually, with an attractive, easy-to-use, and interactive user interface offering professional quality reporting output. The online relational database management system we have currently in place allows for various management operations, including submissions, review by regional coordinators, data storage, text and spatial (via Google Earth) search functions (via a MySQL database), and formatted output (as Adobe Acrobat PDF files), among other tools.

For those of you with NSFs or writing NSFs, it should interest you to know that your CRO entry now counts towards fulfilling NSF’s mandate for ‘broader impacts’ and simultaneously contribute to the required ‘Data Management Plan.’ 

To submit: please go to http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/ . After you submit your entry, it will go to your Regional Coordinator for approval.  Once approved, you should receive an email stating that your research has been posted.