Thinking About Cultural Resource Management Essays from the Edge

by King, Thomas F.

• ISBN13: 9780759102132
• ISBN10: 0759102139
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-27
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Collection of provocative essays on how to improve cultural resource management practice by the leading consultant in the field. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xi
Don Fowler
Introduction: Thinking about Cultural Resource Management	xiii
PART I THINKING ABOUT CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS AN EXTRADISCIPLINARY ENTERPRISE	1	(34)
Doing a Job on Culture: Effective but Self-Serving Communication with one of Archeology's Publics	4	(11)
It's not Ethnography, Either	15	(4)
An Uninspired Centerpiece: The National Register of Historic Places	19	(7)
The Hester	26	(4)
Process vs. Preservation: A False Dichotomy	30	(5)
PART II THINKING ABOUT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION	35	(66)
What is Section 106 Review Anyhow? Two Views	38	(10)
What if We Lost Section 106? is the Worst Case Necessarily the Worst Case?	48	(17)
What's in a Name? The Case of ``Potentially Eligible'' Historic Properties	65	(5)
In the Eye of the Beholder: Visual Impacts and Section 106 Review	70	(5)
``Preservation's Responsibility'' and Section 4(F) of the Department of Transportation Act	75	(6)
The Letter of the Law	81	(5)
Guidance from a Good Shpo	86	(11)
A Consultant's Duty	97	(4)
PART III THINKING ABOUT INDIGENOUS ISSUES	101	(44)
What's Really Wrong with Nagpra	103	(9)
Stupid TCP Tricks	112	(17)
Bigger Than a Breadbox?	129	(5)
What Should We Consult About, and How Much Information do We Need to do it?	134	(11)
PART IV THINKING ABOUT ARCHEOLOGY IN CRM	145	(25)
Archeo-Bias: Recognition and Prevention	147	(7)
Integrity Among Archeologists: The Dirty Truth	154	(10)
A 1937 Winged Liberty Head Dime From Silver Spring, Maryland	164	(6)
Conclusion: Lafayette, Where Are You? The European Union, Cultural Heritage, and CRM in the United States	170	(9)
Glossary	179	(4)
Bibliography	183	(4)
Index	187	(8)
About the Author	195