Cultural Resource Management on Military Land

This poster symposium will highlight archaeological sites on military land and the fieldwork that has been conducted on these lands. The Department of Defense manages over 21 million acres of land and in turn, 110,000 formally recorded archaeological sites. These agencies and individual installations must comply with all federal regulations concerning our nation's heritage and resources. Archaeological sites located on military lands range from the precontact of 13,000 years ago to historic sites of 50 years, and they all have significance in our nation's heritage and military history. These sites must be managed in accordance with federal regulations which are essential in the field of cultural resource management, while not hindering the mission and training of our United States soldiers. The posters in this session will seek to highlight the types of archaeological sites found on military lands, fieldwork that has been conducted, and the obstacles that cultural resource professionals face when managing our country's historic resources while maintaining the mission of the United States military.