Archeology and the Federal Government

Editor(s): Valerie DeCarlo; Ruthann Knudson; Jill Osborn; Kathleen Schamel

Year: 1994

Summary

This is a special issue of the National Park Service's journal, CRM, articles in this issue provides information about federal agencies' archeological activities in parks and other federal lands, Indian tribes, states, local governments and the private sector. This special issue of CRM magazine focuses on the protection and management of archeological sites, collections, and data. The National Strategy for Federal Archeology encompasses public education and participation, public use of the archeological and paleoenvironmental record, the fight against looting, preserving the archeological record in place, the interagency cooperation in informal exchange, site inventories, and the curation of collections and records.

Included in this volume is a rich variety of articles pertaining to archeology, how and which federal government agencies undertake or require archaeological projects, and how these agencies collaborate in protecting and managing cultural heritage. The organization of the Federal Archeology Program is explained in detail as well as a list of departments, agencies, laws and regulations related to the interests and concerns of archeological sites and resources.

Cite this Record

Archeology and the Federal Government. Valerie DeCarlo, Ruthann Knudson, Jill Osborn, Kathleen Schamel. CRM Bulletin (Special Thematic Issue). 17 (6): 1-36. 1994 ( tDAR id: 391254) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KH0P68

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

General
Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 • American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 • Antiquities Act of 1906 • Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 • Archeological and Historic Preservation Act • Archeological Inventories • Archeological Paleoenvironmental Record • Arpa • Atomic Archeology • Bureau of Land Management's California Desert Plan • Caring for Collections • Central and Northern Great Plains Archeological Overview Project • Curation • Department of Transportation Act of 1966 • Engaging the Public • Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 • Four Corners • Historic Sites Act of 1935 • Information Exchange • INFOTEC • In the Public Interest • Legacy Resource Management Program • Listing of Outlaw Treachery Information Clearinghouse • LOOT File • Minerals Management Service • NADB • NADB-MAPS • NADB-NAGPRA • NADB-Permits • NADB-Reports • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 • National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 • National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act • Organization of the Federal Archeology Program • Prehistoric Rock Art • Preservation • Promoting Communication • Protecting the Resource • Public Education • Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 • Taking Stock of the Past • The Federal Archeology Program • United States v. Austin • United States v. Gerber • Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel Show More

Geographic Keywords
The United States

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Roger G. Kennedy; Jerry L. Rogers; Francis McManamon; Ruthann Knudson; S. Terry Childs; Jill A. Osborn; Veletta Canouts; Dan Haas; A.L. Clark; Constance Werner Ramirez; Larry Banks; Donald Sutherland; Richard Brook; Ed Friedman; Lois Thompson; Sue Froeschle; Karen Ronne Tupek; John Gerba; John Sprinkle; Louis Berger & Associates; Richard Hoffman; Bruce Eberle; Kevin Kilcullen; Evan DeBloois; Thomas F. King; Melanie Stright; Bruce G. Terrell; Craig W. Davis; Douglas H. Scovill; John Bernard Murphy; Susan Hudak; Jennifer Corwin; Michael Kaczor; J. Bennett Graham

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