John Harja
Director
801-537-99801

Kelly Beck
Archaeologist
801-537-9046

Judy Edwards
Policy Analyst
801-537-9023

Tiffany Pezzulo
Policy Analyst
801-537-9023

Ben Machlis
Policy Analyst
801-538-9527

Debby Montgomery
Administrative Assistant
801-537-9801

Sean Reichert
Research Consultant
801-538-3421

Sean Tippetts
Research Consultant
801-537-9053

Archaeological Permitting

By law, impacts to historic, prehistoric, and archaeological resources must be taken into account prior to expending state funds or approving any undertaking on state lands. This evaluation often requires completion of archaeological surveys. Archaeological surveys and excavations on state lands must be completed under the supervision of a principal investigator permitted by PLPCO.

Permitted Investigators: For a listing of permited principal investigators, please make a selction. A-M | N-Z

Agency Archaeologists: View a listing of agency archaeologists

Archaeology Research Organizations: View a listing of archaeology research organizations

Archaeological Survey and Excavation Permit forms are available in PDF, WordPerfect and MS Word format:

• Utah Data Recovery Permit -
  PDF - Word
  
• Utah Principal Investigator Permit -
  PDF - Word
• Principal Investigator Permit Evaluation Form
  PDF - Word
  

Please return the completed PDF, WordPerfect or Word form and supporting documentation to Kelly Beck at kellybeck@utah.gov or 5110 State Office Building , P.O. Box 141107 , Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1107 or FAX to (801) 538-9727. Applications will be reviewed over a 30-day period.