Advances in Strategic Cultural Resources Support from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and Argonne National Laboratory

Summary

This is an abstract from the "MARS General Military CRM Poster Session" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Argonne National Laboratory supports the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in implementing comprehensive cultural resources management at several Department of the Air Force installations in the southeastern United States. The Southeast is experiencing extreme weather events more frequently, presenting opportunities for improved methodologies and solutions for preserving important cultural resources in the region. Coastal cultural resources are especially vulnerable to erosion, inundation, storm surges, high force winds, and sea-level rise, highlighting a vital need for updated and localized strategic planning. Overcoming these challenges also requires adaptive approaches for mitigating climate-driven adverse effects on cultural resources. Argonne supports a variety of projects in the region, including state-of-the-art coastal risk modeling that leverages the latest Earth sciences research at Argonne, living shoreline construction, and three-dimensional laser scanning all aimed at mitigating imminent climate effects on cultural resources, as well as tribal consultation, archaeological investigations, and digital curation, which are more focused on long-term strategic planning. These efforts support regulatory compliance and safeguard future public engagement with critically threatened cultural resources managed by the Air Force.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• MARS General Military CRM Poster Session   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 40156.0