TITLE

A Proud Tradition

AUTHOR(S)

Waldbaum, Jane C.

PUB. DATE

September 2004

SOURCE

Archaeology;Sep/Oct2004, Vol. 57 Issue 5, p4

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This is an article that focuses on archaeological issues in the United States. At the national level, who is responsible for identifying, studying, and safeguarding archaeological resources in the United States, and how well do they do it? Federal interest in archaeological stewardship began with the Antiquities Act of 1906. It was followed by the Historic Sites Act (1935), National Historic Preservation Act (1966), Archaeological Resources Protection Act (1979), and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation. These laws establish that archaeological sites and artifacts in the U.S. constitute a finite public resource that must be preserved by the government on behalf of the American people. Many federal agencies have archaeological or historic preservation programs, including the National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Highway Administration, General Services Administration, and the armed forces. A Spring 2004 report by the Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees documented budget and employee cuts in a dozen national parks, including two Civil War sites and a pueblo in the Southwest.

ACCESSION #

14044639

Tags: ARCHAEOLOGY;  AUXILIARY sciences of history;  HISTORIC preservation;  ANTIQUITIES;  MATERIAL culture;  ANTHROPOLOGY

 

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