The Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program After Twelve Years

The Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program After Twelve Years
Author: Committee for the Recovery of Archaeological Remains
Publisher:
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1958
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

What is it? This Program is a cooperative enterprise bringing together the concerted efforts of Federal, State, and local agencies to solve a single major scientific problem of national importance. That problem is the salvage, preservation, and interpretation of the archaeological, historical, and palaeontological remains that are threatened with destruction by the tremendous program of dam and reservoir construction throughout the United States.

Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology

Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology
Author: Kimball M Banks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 131543072X

The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program were the most ambitious archaeological projects ever undertaken in the United States. Administered by the National Park Service from 1945–1969, the programs had profound effects—methodological, theoretical, and historical—on American archaeology, many of which are still being felt today. They stimulated the public’s interest in heritage preservation, led to the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, served as the model for rescue archaeology in other countries, and helped launch the “New Archaeology.” This book examines the impacts of these two programs on the development of American archaeology.

New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management

New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management
Author: Francis P. McManamon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317327349

New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management describes the historic developments, current challenges, and future opportunities presented by contemporary Cultural Resource Management (CRM). CRM is a substantial aspect of archaeology, history, historical architecture, historical preservation, and public policy in the US and other countries. Chapter authors are innovators and leaders in the development and contemporary practice of CRM. Collectively they have conducted thousands of investigations and managed programs at local, state, tribal, and national levels. The chapters provide perspectives on the methods, policies, and procedures of historical and contemporary CRM. Recommendations are provided on current practices likely to be effective in the coming decades.

The ACLS Newsletter

The ACLS Newsletter
Author: American Council of Learned Societies
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1969
Genre: Learned institutions and societies
ISBN:

Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory

Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory
Author: Michael B Schiffer
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2014-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483214826

Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 5 presents the progressive explorations in methods and theory in archeology. This book provides information pertinent to the developments in urban archeology. Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of cultural resource management developed to assess the significance of, and to manage the cultural resources on public lands. This text then explores the basic aspects of natural and human-caused changes on the portion of the archaeological resource base consisting of archaeological sites. Other chapters consider the practice of urban archeology in the United States, with emphasis on the relationships between human behavior and material culture in an urban setting. This book discusses as well the applications of computer graphics in archeology. The final chapter deals with the types of skeletal and population changes that accompany malnutrition. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologist, archaeologists, urban planners, and graduate students.