The Wisconsin Archeological Survey is a professional organization formed to provide guidance and supprt for archaeological research throughout the state of Wisconsin. The purposes of the Wisconsin Archeological Survey, Inc., shall be

• To stimulate, encourage, and support archeological research in the State of Wisconsin
• To conserve and preserve the archeological resources of the State of Wisconsin and to initiate responsible action to insure the conservation and preservation these resources
• To promulgate and support the dissemination of the results of archeological research conducted within the State of Wisconsin; and
• To provide a corporate entity, which represents the community of those professional archeologists, who conduct archeological research in the State of Wisconsin and/or in scientific areas, which relate to the archeological resources of the State of Wisconsin.