An Archeological Survey Plan for the Western Region of the National Park Service: NPS Systemwide Archeological Inventory Program

Author(s): Susan J. Wells

Year: 1994

Summary

The National Archeological Survey Initiative (NASI) was established to develop a System wide Archeological Inventory Program (SAIP) which in turn should improve the National Park Service's (NPS) accountability for cultural resources. Each region of NPS is required to produce a region wide survey plan.

The Western Region of the National Park Service has 46 park units comprising more than 8,000,000 acres. Archeologically the region has a great deal of cultural diversity and a large number of sites. Only two percent of the region's lands have been surveyed to modern standards. Approximately 12,000 archeological sites have been reported, although less than half of them are recorded to modern standards. More than 200 properties in the Western Region are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The survey plan for the Western Region is not a research design for the region. Instead, the Western Region Archeological Survey Plan is a planning document that incorporates information from Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and other sources. It follows the outline and criteria proposed in the SAIP document prepared by Aubry and others (1992). Much of the data are presented in tables that appear throughout the report. The plan includes a description of park lands, a regional overview and a report on the status of archeological inventory for the region. Region wide strategies for inventory survey, proposed projects and categorization of regional priorities are discussed.

Cite this Record

An Archeological Survey Plan for the Western Region of the National Park Service: NPS Systemwide Archeological Inventory Program. Susan J. Wells. Publications in Anthropology ,66. Tucson, Arizona: Western Archeological and Conservation Center. 1994 ( tDAR id: 4306) ; doi:10.6067/XCV87M06G3

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Metal • Wood

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Rock Art

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1500 to 1900

Spatial Coverage

min long: -165.059; min lat: 18.313 ; max long: -94.395; max lat: 49.497 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Laura K. Laird; Robert J. Hommon

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