Cell Towers: Where the Archaeology Is a Mile Wide and an Inch Deep

Summary

Cultural Resource Management investigations associated with the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in the United States are unique. From the size of the undertaking, to the task that CRM/NEPA professionals are prescribed to accomplish, cultural resource professionals are able to see a wide breadth of cultural landscapes from across the country for short periods of time. Using examples from across the country, a critical examination will be made of this unique aspect of CRM. How has this type of archaeological investigation contributed to the larger understanding of the past, if at all? What lessons learned from this field can be applied to the broader archaeological/CRM world? What understandings from the broader archaeological community can be incorporated into this field to create more effective opportunities from the thousands of projects that are performed? What can be learned from these infrastructure undertakings to better understand the past and prepare to understand the future past?

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21265