Managing Archaeological Investigations
Managing Archaeological Investigations

Author: Terry H. Klein

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0309097509

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."

Inventories and Surveys for Heritage Management
Inventories and Surveys for Heritage Management

Author: David Myers

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2024-07-30

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1606068830

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This open-access publication provides essential guidance on digital inventories and surveys for the identification, conservation, and management of heritage places. A critical first step in the conservation of cultural heritage is to identify and understand the places we want to protect. Inventories and surveys are essential tools in this effort, and their use in managing national, regional, and local heritage is mandated in heritage-related legislation across the globe. Despite the widespread understanding of the importance of inventories and surveys, however, practical, up-to-date guidance on how they should be created, implemented, and maintained has been substantially lacking—until now. This publication draws from the Getty Conservation Institute’s ongoing work with heritage inventories and on the Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources’ experience with SurveyLA. It provides technical advice, guidance, and lessons learned for employing inventories and surveys as tools for heritage conservation and management. The free online edition of this open-access publication will be available at www.getty.edu/publications/inventories-and-surveys. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book.

Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology
Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology

Author: Kimball M Banks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1315430711

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program were the most ambitious archaeological projects ever undertaken in the United States. Administered by the National Park Service from 1945–1969, the programs had profound effects—methodological, theoretical, and historical—on American archaeology, many of which are still being felt today. They stimulated the public’s interest in heritage preservation, led to the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, served as the model for rescue archaeology in other countries, and helped launch the “New Archaeology.” This book examines the impacts of these two programs on the development of American archaeology.

Archaeological Survey
Archaeological Survey

Author: E.B. Banning

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1461507693

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This practical volume, the first book in the Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique series, examines in detail the factors that affect archaeological detectability in surveys whose methods range from visual to remote sensing in land, underwater, and intertidal zones - furnishing a comprehensive treatment of prospection, parameter estimation, model building, and detection of spatial structure.