Francis McManamon
Frank McManamon is the Executive Director of the Center for Digital Antiquity (Digital Antiquity), in the School for Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University. Digital Antiquity is devoted to improving the access to archaeological data and documents and ensuring their long term preservation and availability for current and future uses. He is co-author and co-editor of Caring for Digital Data in Archaeology: A Guide to Good Practice (Oxbow Books, 2013) with Julian Richards, Adam Brin, and Kieron NIven.
Before joining Digital Antiquity and SHESC in November, 2009, he was the Chief Archeologist of the National Park Service and Departmental Consulting Archeologist for the Department of the Interior (DoI) in Washington, DC. Dr. McManamon has been involved in the development of policy, regulations, and guidance for public archaeology in National Park system and throughout the government. He has special interests and expertise in archaeological resource management, the long-term access to and preservation of archaeological data, laws and regulations related to cultural resource management and historic preservation, and public outreach and education about archaeology and archaeological resources.
He represented the DoI in providing technical assistance for the Kennewick Man case and provided archaeological advice for the General Services Administration on the New York City African Burial Ground project. He served as an expert member of the United States delegations to UNESCO negotiations on illegal artifact trafficking and the protection of underwater archeological resources.
He has conducted archeological investigations in eastern North America, western Europe, and Micronesia.
He is coeditor of a collection of essays, The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation, published in 2006 by the University of Arizona Press. The book received a New Mexico Heritage Preservation Book Award in 2006.
He is the general editor of the four-volume encyclopedia, Archaeology in America (Greenwood Press, 2009). The American Library Association named the encyclopedia an outstanding reference publication in 2010
Alternate Names: Francis McManamon , Francis McManamon , Francis Pierce-McManamon , Francis McManamon , Francis P. McManamon , Frank McManamon
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Documents
- Heritage in the Digital Age: Guidelines for Preserving and Sharing Heritage with Digital Techniques. (2016)
- I-88 Archaeological Project: 1975 Summer Season (1976)
- The Indian Neck Ossuary (1988)
- The Indian Neck Ossuary: Chapters in the Archaeology of Cape Cod, V (1986)
- The Indian Neck Ossuary: A Preliminary Report, Bradly et al 1982 (1982)
- An Introducton and Index to Documents and Reports about the Kennewick Man (2013)
- Kennewick Man Case: Scientific Studies and Legal Issues (2014)
- Laying the Foundation, Ross Moffett and Cape Cod Archaeology (2008)
- Letter--Departmental Consulting Archeologist, DOI-NPS, to the US Army Corps of Engineers regarding questions about Kennewick Man [Dec. 23, 1997] (1997)
- Making Archaeological Data and Information Discoverable, Accessible, and Usable for 21st Century Research: The Theodore Roosevelt Dam Archaeological Project, Tonto Basin, Arizona (2016)
- Managing America's Archaeological Resources (1992)
- The Many Publics for Archaeology (1991)
- Memorandum, Archeological Investigations at Provincelands Visitor Center and Coast Guard Beach, CACO 1978 (1978)
- Memorandum: Determination that the Kennewick Skeltal Remains are "Native American" for the Purposes of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (2000)
- Prehistoric Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers: Implications from Ethnohistory (1975)
- Prehistoric Land Use on Outer Cape Cod (1982)
- Present and Future Archeological Assistance Program (1990)
- Presenting Archaeology to the Public in the USA (1994)
- Probing, Publishing, and Promoting the Use of Digital Archaeological Data (2018)
- Report on the Non-Destructive Examination, Description, and Analysis of the Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [October 1999] (1999)
- Report on the Skeletal Taphonomy, Dating, and DNA Testing Results of the Kennewick Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [September 2000] (2000)
- Reports on the Cultural Affiliation of the Kennewick Man (2000)
- Research Design for the Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, McManamon 1979 (1979)
- Research Design: Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columnbia Park, Kennewick, WA (1998)
- The Secretary of the Interior’s Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program (1992)
- Success Stories: the Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR) for Research, Education, Public Outreach, and Innovation (2016)
- Task Force on Renewing our National Archaeological Program: Renewing the National Archaeological Program, Final Report of Accomplishments (2000)
- Theodore Roosevelt and the Antiquities Act of 1906: Timely Action and an Enduring Legacy (2011)
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Press Releases [Oct. 29, 1998 - Sept. 25, 2000] (2000)
- Units of Analysis and Prehistoric Land Use on Outer Cape Cod (1986)
- US Archaeology Data Science Workshop: Report from Workshop Track D National Science Foundation US-Serbia & West Balkan Data Science Workshop (2018)
Images
- Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979 - 1984, General Photos (1980)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary - General Photos, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
- Theodore Roosevelt Dam Project: Color Map of Project and Investigation Areas (1997)