An overview of professional archaeology -- Laws, regulations, and guidelines -- Preparing the project background -- The phase I process: identification of possible historic properties -- The phase II process: testing and evaluation -- The phase III process: mitigation through data recovery -- Report preparation and production
Summary
Most students who pursue a career in archaeology will find employment in cultural resource management (CRM), rather than in academia or traditional fieldwork. It is CRM, the protection and preservation of archaeological and other resources, that offers the jobs and provides the funding. Few textbooks, however, are dedicated to teaching students the techniques and practices of this field. Cultural Resources Archaeology, now brought completely up date in this second edition and replete with new case studies from the western U.S., fills in the gap. Drawing on their decades of teaching and field e
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index
