Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
This symposium seeks to highlight the intersection of two major trends in American archaeology over the last half century: the dramatic growth of both archaeological science and cultural resource management (CRM). The vast majority of cultural heritage research and conservation in the United States is conducted by CRM professionals and archaeological science has become an integral part of this process. Archaeological science techniques such as radiometric dating, ground penetrating radar (GPR), light detection and ranging (LiDAR), photogrammetry, X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), and specialist disciplines like archaeobotany, geoarchaeology and zooarchaeology are increasingly offered as services by CRM firms or are incorporated into CRM projects using external vendors. This session both showcases research by CRM professionals and addresses future trends in archaeological science as part of cultural heritage management conducted outside of universities and museums. In addition to research case studies, presenters and discussants will share their perspective on topics such as the source of demand for archaeological science services, the utility of such services, the hiring of specialist personnel, collaborations with academics, and the archiving and accessibility of archaeological science datasets generated by CRM projects.
Other Keywords
Cultural Resource Management •
Cultural Resources and Heritage Management •
Landscape Archaeology •
Historic •
Remote Sensing/Geophysics •
Geoarchaeology •
Photogrammetry •
Ground-Penetrating Radar •
Metal Detecting •
Archaic
Geographic Keywords
North America: Northeast and Midatlantic •
United States of America (Country) •
Kansas (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Multi-regional/comparative •
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Oklahoma (State / Territory) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
Texas (State / Territory)
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The Bethel Cemetery Relocation Project: Academic Collaboration, Archaeological Science, and CRM (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Bethel Cemetery project combined the best of what the CRM and University communities have to offer, while documenting, exhuming, and relocating over 500 graves from a 19th century cemetery in Indianapolis, IN on an aggressive schedule. Over 30 professionals from the University of Indianapolis and IUPUI were...
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Ceramic Petrography as a Service for CRM Firms and Beyond (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Ceramic petrography is best known as a highly specialized skill employed by certain ceramic researchers within academic institutions. The results of this method are utilized to understand the broader culture that produced the pottery studied. However, both the technique and the holistic interpretation of the data are...
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The Current State and Future Possibilities of Ground-Penetrating Radar in Cultural Resource Management (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is an established prospection method in cultural resource management (CRM), yet despite its contributions its use is not universal. The goal of this presentation is to demonstrate the utility of GPR surveys before and during CRM excavations, and to underscore the need for maximizing the...
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Not Your Average Shovel Test Pit Survey: Archaeology at the WALK Bridge, Norwalk, CT (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s rail bridge replacement in Norwalk, CT required a variety of innovative archaeological survey techniques. The heavily developed urban landscape, future construction impacts in the Norwalk River, and constantly evolving engineering plans led to a flexible and thorough...
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Old Site, New Data: Challenges and Success in the Re-Analysis of the North Shore Site, Providence Covelands Archaeological District (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The multi-component North Shore site has been frequently cited as a point of comparison in regional subsistence, settlement, and ceramics studies in part because 1980s-era archaeological investigations included marine shell thin section and tooth cementum analyses, and a large number of radiocarbon dates used to...
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The Science in Small Business: A Small Business's Process and Problems with Archeological Science Techniques (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Quality Services, Inc. is a small business in Rapid City, SD. Since 2013, we have added GPR, terrestrial LiDAR, 3D scanning and drone photography to our services, but have not had success in using them on a consistent basis. Three obstacles are present: skilled employee retention, convincing clients of the benefits...
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Tuners Falls Gorge Geoarchaeological Investigations: Modeling Landscape and Archaeological Developments within the Connecticut River Valley. (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Tuners Falls Gorge region of the Connecticut River Valley is composed of a dynamic post-glacial alluvial landscape which contains extensive Pleistocene and Holocene deposits as well as an abundance of Pre-Contact archaeological sites spanning the last 12,000 years before present. This paper presents a new...
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The Utility of Metal Detector Surveys in CRM (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Metal detectors are rarely employed in CRM research yet their utility in locating historic sites of low visibility and artifact density have been effectively demonstrated in Battlefield Archaeology studies. This paper will argue for the importance and utility of metal detector surveys in CRM through several case...
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What Next? The Pivotal Role of Archaeological Science in Heritage Management (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Perspectives from CRM" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Heritage Management and CRM are relatively new, evolving industries that have changed the charge of archaeological work in the past half-century. Previously, archaeological sciences were developed and applied in research settings (universities and museums) to extend the range of archaeological exploration and...