Outcomes of Site Stewardship: Exploring the Vast Archives of Site Preservation

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Data collected through site stewardship programs are unique and provide insights into the long-term preservation of archaeological sites. Stewardship programs across the country are working with communities to document changes over time from environmental and human-driven causes. Site changes are recorded using photography, monitoring reports, mapping, 3D scanning and site condition assessments. This paper will explore previous, current, and potential research projects using datasets from site stewardship programs. These projects span from the effect of climate change on sites, working with descendant communities to help develop new practices in preservation, tracking the degradation of sites throughout the country and the importance of digital photography recordation as a significant form of preservation.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Democratizing Heritage Creation: How-To and When   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38954.0