Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2020

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service," at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Almost 100 years after the Organic Act established the National Park Service, the U.S. Congress passed the Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Act in 2017. The Act marks a moment in a movement championed by NPS over its history: the power of public engagement in science to support resource management and stewardship. Citizen science provides volunteers with the opportunity to assist archeologists with the collection and management of archeological data, while archeologists gain assistance in carrying out their projects. In this session, speakers will examine the possibilities, pitfalls, and potentials of NPS archeology and citizen science through thought pieces and case studies.

Other Keywords
Citizen Science • Public Archaeology • Inventory • National Park Service • Missions • Fort Frederica • Co-Management • Hidatsa • National Parks • Colonial

Temporal Keywords
Spanish colonial • Various • Colonial (1736-1758) • Public Outreach

Geographic Keywords
Coahuila (State / Territory) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Nuevo Leon (State / Territory) • Delaware (State / Territory)

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  • Archeological Practice and Citizen Science in the National Park Service (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Teresa S. Moyer. Jay Sturdevant.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The practice of citizen science in National Parks offers the public opportunities to engage with the past in cooperation with professional archeologists. The NPS aims to make science more accessible and relevant by enlisting the public to assisting scientists with their work. Citizen science, however, is also a...

  • Archeology as an Incident: An Application of the Incident Command System for Citizen Science. (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jay Sturdevant.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Organizing a large citizen science event can confront researchers with many operational challenges. In order to achieve desired objectives it is beneficial to utilze an integrated command structure as a basis for the event. This paper will demostrate the use of the incident command system for the ArcheoBlitz held at...

  • A Beta Test of the North American Gunflint Inventory by Volunteer Citizen Scientists at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Susan R Snow. Steve Davis.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2018 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park agreed to be a beta testing site for a new North American Gunflint Inventory Database project. This project is being developed by Steve Davis, publisher of the online journal Texas Archeology and History.org. It establishes a standard methodology for measuring and...

  • Bringing Public Archeology HOME: Reflections on Citizen Science at Homestead National Monument of America (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Rebecca L Wiewel. Dawn Bringelson.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Although citizen science in its current form is perhaps most associated with biological disciplines, archeologists have harnessed this powerful tool for some time. Yet citizen science in archeology presents its own challenges, including the need for more direct supervision with most data collection and the need to...

  • Bringing Traditional Knowledge into Citizen Science Systems (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only David J. Goldstein.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The National Park Service has a developing Traditional Knowledge Program that has increasingly been used in tandem with more formal park programming. This situation has been most recently deployed through youth programming. The Northeast Regional Office continues to use through its Tribal Affairs and Archaeology...

  • It Takes a Village: Resurrecting Archeology at Fort Frederica National Monument (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only michael seibert.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2017, Fort Frederica National Monument reestablished its archeological research program, the first effort in 40 years. The National Park Service working in conjunction with local educators and researchers established education protocols, camps, and field school programs that would introduce archeology as part of...

  • Promises and Problems with Electronic Archeological Data and Citizen Science (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only David Gadsby.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Instantly replicable and easily shareable, electronic archeological data passed across the internet are ripe with the tantalizing possibility of increasing the discipline's capacity to gather and analyze information, and to interpret and disseminate the results with great efficiency and, (perhaps) creativity....

  • Relevant, Refocused, Rehabilitated, Re-engaged: Working with Military Veterans in National Park Service Archaeology (2020)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Dave Conlin. David Gadsby.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Beginning in 2016 the National Park Service has been actively engaged with combat wounded veterans who have partnered with us to address archeological needs in our National Parks. At USS Arizona, at Lake Mead, and at Channel Islands, veterans who have suffered physical or emotional trauma as a result of their service...