Assessing Site Significance
Assessing Site Significance

Author: Donald L. Hardesty

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780742503168

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Of the many properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, only 7% are archaeological sites. With the Register designed to primarily assess the historical significance of standing sites, archaeologists have had difficulty translating eligibility criteria to sites known primarily from archaeological work. Hardesty and Little provide practical guidance for archaeologists and others on how to examine these properties for their historical significance, both for academic reasons and for proposal to the Register. This useful guide will be helpful for anyone working in a cultural resource management context with recent archaeological sites.

Contemporary Issues in California Archaeology
Contemporary Issues in California Archaeology

Author: Terry L Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1315431637

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Recent archaeological research on California includes a greater diversity of models and approaches to the region’s past, as older literature on the subject struggles to stay relevant. This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth look at the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in the field including key controversies relevant to the Golden State: coastal colonization, impacts of comets and drought cycles, systems of power, Polynesian contacts, and the role of indigenous peoples in the research process, among others. With a specific emphasis on those aspects of California’s past that resonate with the state’s modern cultural identity, the editors and contributors—all leading figures in California archaeology—seek a new understanding of the myth and mystique of the Golden State.

Report of Findings
Report of Findings

Author: California. 1995 Preservation Task Force. Sub-Committee on Archaeology

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Archaeological Research Design and Identification and Testign Strategies for Proposed Federal Courthouse Site, H156 Block, Sacramento, California
Archaeological Research Design and Identification and Testign Strategies for Proposed Federal Courthouse Site, H156 Block, Sacramento, California

Author: Mary Praetzellis

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Focused historical and archaeological research has been undertaken to predict the types and locations of historical and prehistoric archaeological resources that may survive on the proposed new Federal courthouse site on the H156 Block in Sacramento, CA. The H156 Block was found to have high sensitivity for historic archaeological sites, as it was the 1850s site of Sacramento's Chinese settlement that burned to the ground twice. This Block has low sensitivity for prehistoric sites being within and bordering a slough. Significant archaeological resources, potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (HRHP) under criterion [d], are predicted to have survived on many parcels on the H156 Block. A research design and identification and testing strategy, developed to satisfy the guidelines pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, are presented to guide archaeological investigation within the H156 Block.