Archaeologists In Parks

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Community Archaeology in 2020: Conventional or Revolutionary?" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

State and local natural resources and parks agencies have added archaeologists to their staffs in the decades since the passing of the National Historic Preservation Act. Archaeological professionals, like the author, were hired to help ensure compliance with Section 106 of NHPA and related provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act that require that significant cultural resources be identified and considred in federally funded or permitted undertakings. In many, perhaps most, such agencies, programs have broadened to engage with the public in various ways.

This paper focuses on the author’s experiences as the “qualified cultural resources professional” for Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, in its State Parks Division. His efforts at public engagement and outreach provide a case study of current practices. This will be contextualized with the experiences and practices of other archaeologists working in similar state and local governmental agency positions.   

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Community Archaeology in 2020: Conventional or Revolutionary?

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