Cultural Resource Management: Archaeological Research, Preservation Planning, and Public Education in the Northeastern United States

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Cultural resource management (CRM) involves research, legislation, and education related to the conservation, protection, and interpretation of historic and prehistoric archaeological resources. Kerber's work is divided into four major categories of discussion: theoretical and interpretive frameworks, research methodology, legislation and compliance, and creative protection strategies. The only volume on CRM in Northeastern America since Spiess's Conservation Archaeology in 1978, its contributors are all major participants in archaeology in the Northeast, which includes the six New England states and New York. Because the volume presents successful models and practical advice concerning CRM, it is relevant to regions other than the Northeast and can be helpful in providing a comparative framework for evaluating programs elsewhere in the United States.

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"The successes represented in this volume are the more remarkable for the obstacles that have been overcome. They should be enough to convince everyone to continue working toward the elusive goal of archaeological resource protection and perhaps someday, if we can save enough, archaeological resource management."-Dena Dincauze Professional Archaeologist
.,."an important contribution that provides many examples of many lessons and successes experienced by cultural resource managers in the Northeast. The many case studies and new approaches presented in the articles will be of wide comparative value."-Public Archaeology Review
...an important contribution that provides many examples of many lessons and successes experienced by cultural resource managers in the Northeast. The many case studies and new approaches presented in the articles will be of wide comparative value.-Public Archaeology Review
..."an important contribution that provides many examples of many lessons and successes experienced by cultural resource managers in the Northeast. The many case studies and new approaches presented in the articles will be of wide comparative value."-Public Archaeology Review

Author Bio

JORDAN E. KERBER is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where he is also Director of the Native American Studies Program. He is the author of Coastal and Maritime Archaeology (1991).