New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Forty years of Cultural Resource Management: Introducing New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management
Part I: Historical perspectives and overview
1 The development of Cultural Resource Management in the United States
Introduction
Before 1974
CRM develops
The 1974 Denver Federal Center CRM conference
The Airlie House archaeological resource management seminars
โA conservation model for archaeologyโ
The National Historic Preservation Act and the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act/Moss-Bennett
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Moss-Bennett, the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974
CRM: a better or just a different approach to preserving archaeological resources?
CRM and planning
CRM and identification and evaluation investigations
CRM and the treatment of resources
A national network of CRM experts
CRM and โthe New Archaeologyโ
CRM: the critique and the challenges
Acknowledgments
References
2 From an honor roll to a planning process
References
3 Glen Canyon, Dolores, and Animas-La Plata: Big projects and big changes in public archaeology
The Glen Canyon Project (1957โ63)
What changed between 1957 and 1978?
The Dolores Archaeological Project, 1978 to 1985
What changed between 1978 and 2002?
The Animas-La Plata Archaeological Project, 2002โ10
Conclusions
Notes
References
4 The co-development of CRM and archaeological ethics, 1974 to 2015
Introduction
Expanding CRM professionalism
Ethics, human remains, and relations with descendant communities
Reburial and descendant communities
Acknowledgments
References
Part II: Development, resource management, and CRM. Federal, state, tribal, and private sector programs
5 Transportation archaeology: 40 years of contributions, issues, and challenges
Introduction
Are there unique constraints, issues, and challenges in transportation archaeology?
The contributions of transportation archaeology to archaeological research
Transportation archaeology: a worth-while investment? Continue or change?
What should be changed? Thoughts to improve transportation archaeology research
References
6 All the gold on the map
NHPA babies, NEPA babies, FLPMA babies
Class I, Class II, and Class III cultural resources inventory: a BLM legacy
Data-sharing agreements: a bond between BLMโs state organization and the SHPOs
Where do we go from here?
Building a program from the ground up: the Historic Trails Inventory Program
A hard look at what we have: the Southern New Mexico Cultural Resources Sensitivity Model and the research context for the Rex/Entrega pipeline, southern Wyoming
Conclusions: looking ahead
References
7 Travels among the states: Noting accomplishments and identifying challenges for the twenty-first century
An introduction from Point Judith Pond, Rhode Island
The National Historic Preservation Act: the basis of the national program of SHPO offices
Affirming the principles and meeting the goals of the NHPA
The Ancient Ohio Trail
The African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City and the Jacksonville Chinese Quarter, Oregon
The Arkansas Archeological Survey
Pattern recognition in New Mexico and California
Wisconsinโs Maritime Trails
Partnerships across state lines, with the private sector, and with Indian tribes
Regional partnerships among multiple state programs: the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Partnerships with private landowners: public stewardship in Iowa
Partnerships with tribes: King Philipโs War Battlefield Studies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Ongoing and developing challenges in the twenty-first century
Working with Indian descendant communities: accommodating our diverse interests
Climate change
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
8 Zuni and 40 years of CRM: A perspective from on and off the reservation
Introduction
Developing a tribal CRM program
Zuni CRM off the reservation
Conclusion and the view forward
References
9 The business of CRM: Achieving sustainability and sustaining professionalism
Introduction
Background
Industry challenges
Addressing sustainability and professionalism in the CRM industry
ACRAโs role in achieving sustainability and sustaining professionalism in the industry
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Part III: CRM challenges and opportunities
10 The archaeology of Barbie dolls, or, have our CRM methods become artifacts?
One dig bumโs statistics
What have we learned in southern Nevada since 1974?
Improving CRM for the future
Considering the description and analysis of the recent portion of the archaeological record
Professional training and licensing for CRM
The profession needs means of accessing and synthesizing existing data and information
Putting into practice what has been learned about finding and evaluating sites
References
11 Using CRM data for โbig pictureโ research
Introduction
Employment in archaeology since the 1960s
Publication growth in archaeology since the 1960s
Accessing and integrating archaeological and other data
Research at the progressively large scales of analysis
An example of big picture/Big Data-driven research
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
12 The development of archaeological collections management strategies: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approach
Introduction
Archaeology and curation in the Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers curation approach
Approaches to collections curation
Public/private sector partnerships
Non-profit endeavors
Regional curation centers
Veterans Curation Program
Corpsโ programmatic response to curation crisis: an incremental approach
Developing a national curation strategy and an incremental approach
Implementing the archaeological curation strategy
Strategy shift: the Curation Options Project
Implementing a curation program in the Corps, 2008โ15
ARRA, cultural resources, and the Veterans Curation Program: a perfect fit for rehabilitation
The future
Summary
References
13 Business challenges for the twenty-first century: The next 40 years of private heritage management
Introduction
The industry today
Business challenges for CRM firms
Differentiation
Capitalization
Conclusion
Note
References
14 Heritage conservation: Cultural Resource Management results for public planning, preservation, research, and outreach
Introduction
โWe are now beginning to realize that all sites are rather immediately threatened . . .โ (Bill Lipe)
Preservation archaeology
Site protection and conservation
Priority cultural resources planning
Bonding with the past
Expanding priority planning
San Pedro research and preservation
Preservation archaeology in a for-profit context: the Julian Wash archaeological site
Public outreach
Conclusions โ preservation archaeology is good public policy and good archaeology
References
Part IV: Building on the past and present. Future challenges and opportunities
15 If a genie offered me three wishes . . .
CRM archaeology and the other anniversary
The Topsy effect
So, whatโs left to wish for?
Balance
Better choices
Public benefit
Notes
References
16 Perspectives on leadership and CRM programs for the twenty-first century
Providing easy access to ensuring preservation of CRM data and information
The CRM collections curation challenge
Dealing with the professional demographics
Conservation for what?
Conclusion
Note
References
Index