New Management Strategies for Submerged Cultural Resources in the U.S. National Park Service.

Summary

With ever increasing stresses to cultural resources in the U.S. National Parks from natural and man-made threats, managers of these resources must evolve and adapt to protect and preserve them all. Some solutions limit or deny access because of the delicate state of the resource or because of the sensitive nature of its history. However, providing access and presenting the past to park visitors in a meaningful way is a primary responsibility of managing places that belong to all Americans. For the NPS’s Submerged Resources Center, there is a unique responsibility of aiding parks in interpreting and sharing resources both natural and cultural that are hidden underwater from most visitors. In this paper, new management solutions for sensitive submerged cultural resources will be discussed and analyzed for both their faults and hopefully their possible successes at providing a better visitor experience, while preserving the past for future generations.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Managing Underwater Cultural Heritage: Navigating the Natural Hazards, the Man-Made Hazards, and the Red Tape   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2015

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 235