Politics, The Public, And Archaeology In Texas
Author(s): Lee F Reissig
Year: 2017
Summary
This study examines organizations performing CRM archaeology in the state of Texas and the federal laws that dictate their projects (e.g. Section 106 and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR 800.2 [c]). Specifically this research focuses on the legal requirements to "consult the public" or implement a "public outreach" program. However, who constitutes the public and what constitutes outreach and consultation is not specified in the regulations. Consequently, the standards do not necessarily result in meaningful public consultation or outreach. Because the language in the statutes is ambiguous, this study looks at how different organizations interpret and act on the legal requirement to "consult the public." Using an archaeological ethnographic perspective, this research examines the conduct of contemporary archaeology as practiced by different organizations as a product of political, economic, and social forces.
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Politics, The Public, And Archaeology In Texas. Lee F Reissig. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435554)
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Keywords
General
Ethnography
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public
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Texas
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 217