A Plan to Revive a Failed Stewardship Program

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Site Stewardship Matters: Comparing and Contrasting Site Stewardship Programs to Advance Our Practice" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Site stewardship looks different in every state based on how the archeology programs are organized. Public archaeological networks, archaeological surveys, SHPOs, state archaeologist offices, academic departments, and volunteer organizations are connected in infinite configurations state by state, so identifying common reasons for site stewardship program collapse can be difficult. Furthermore, finding ways to revive past programs can seem overwhelming as there is no easy formula to follow. Starting from scratch can be difficult or impossible, so picking out strong aspects of old programs and strengthening them with updated actions might bring new life into site stewardship efforts. This paper will look at how the Arkansas Site Stewardship program failed, compare it with other known failed programs, and propose a plan for a revamp.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Site Stewardship Matters: Comparing and Contrasting Site Stewardship Programs to Advance Our Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35939.0