Anthro Lecture 7 2.10 Dr. Porth

National Historic Preservation Act (1966)
- Preserves important national cultural sites
- National Register of Historic Places
CRM (Cultural Resource Management)
- Archaeology
- Historical Preservation
- Laboratory Analyses
- Collections Management
- Cemetery Removal and Relocation
Learning Outcomes
- Learn Like an Archaeologist
- Practice Like an Archaeologist
- Think Like an Archaeologist
Survey Methods:
- Technician
  - Dig inspection points
  - Low-impact way to find sites
- Flagger
  - Soils
    - Sand (fine grained)
    - Silt (very fine grained)
      - Floury
    - Clay (extremely fine grained)
      - High plasticity
    - Loam (potting soil)
      - Equal parts sand and silt, with 40% or more clay
- Superposition & Relative Dating
Regional Cultural History
- Modern (AD 1950-present)
- Historic (AD 1650-1950)
- Contact (AD 1550-1650)
- Mississippian (AD 100-1550)
- Woodland (800 BC-AD 1000)
Disturbances
- Plowing of fields
- Erosion
Key Concepts:
- (expected) Soil Profile
- Midden
- Superposition
- Diagnostic artifact
- Disturbance/integrity
- Cultural context and significance
- Goal:
  - NRHP ineligible or potentially eligible
  - Cultural deposits intact?
  - Site important to understanding period?