The Kentucky Archaeological Registry: Landowner Participation in Site Preservation
Author(s): A. Gwynn Henderson
Year: 1991
Summary
Laws directed at protecting archeological sites frequently target those located on State or federally owned property, but many sites are located on private property. These sites represent a significant portion of the identified sites in many States, meaning that large numbers of our nation's archeological resources are not protected.
The Kentucky Archaeological Registry was created to address this problem. Modeled on The Nature Conservancy's nationally successful program for protecting privately owned natural areas, the Registry represents a way to involve private landowners in the protection of Kentucky's significant archeological sites. Landowners are asked to make a commitment to preserve and protect their sites and are presented awards in recognition of these commitments. In addition, they are educated about their sites' significance, provided management assistance, and informed about stronger preservation options available to them.
Following the introduction, this publication describes the objectives of the Kentucky Archaeological Registry, how a landowner can participate in the program, and the steps in the landowner contact/site registration process. Next, the results of the Kentucky Archaeological Registry's first two years of operation are discussed, and the Registry's successes are evaluated. Finally, the role landowner contact/site registration can play as part of a broader site protection and preservation program is discussed.
Cite this Record
The Kentucky Archaeological Registry: Landowner Participation in Site Preservation. A. Gwynn Henderson. 1991 ( tDAR id: 250069) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K64HB0
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Keywords
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
General
Kentucky Archaeological Registry
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Method and theory
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Public archaeology/CRM
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site preservation
Geographic Keywords
21999 (Fips Code)
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All Counties (County)
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Kentucky (State / Territory)
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North America (Continent)
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United States of America (Country)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -89.572; min lat: 36.497 ; max long: -81.965; max lat: 39.147 ;
Record Identifiers
NADB document id number(s): 4060999
NADB citation id number(s): 000000249042
Notes
General Note: The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated.
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