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CULTURAL RESOURCE ARCHAEOLOGY

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Dr. Ricardo J. Elia
Editor of The Journal of Field Archaeology
Boston University
675 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
Office: 617-358-1648
Fax: 617-353-6800
elia@bu.edu

Introduction to the practice of public archaeology in the United States: historical and legal background; federal, state, and local programs; archaeology and Native Americans; contract archaeology; survey, evaluation, and mitigation projects; professional employment in U.S. cultural resource management.

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Modules Assignments
00: Intro for the Instuctor 06: Native Americans
and CRM 		01: Report/Paper Topics #1

01: Cultural Resources Archaeology in the U.S.

 07: The Business of Archaeology 02: Report/Paper Topics #2
02: Historical Survey of U.S. Preservation Legislation 08: Phase I
Identification Surveys 		03: Report/Paper Topics #3
03: ARPA and the Federal Archaeology Program 09: Phase II
Evaluation Surveys 		04: Report/Paper Topics #4
04: Federal Mandates: NEPA and NHPA 10: Phase III Mitigation/Data Recovery 05: Report/Paper Topics #5
05: State and Local Programs 11: CRM Archaeology
as a Career 		06: Report/Paper Topics #6

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