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Public Archaeology in the National Park Service: A Brief Overview and Case Study.

Authors :
Stine, Linda F.
Stine, Roy S.
Source :
American Anthropologist. Dec2014, Vol. 116 Issue 4, p843-849. 7p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article focuses on public archaeology within the U.S. National Park Service (NPS). The authors explain that archaeologists can work at parks under the Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA), explores the first archaeological preserve created by U.S. President William Henry Harrison in 1892, and presents a case study of public archaeology by the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00027294
Volume :
116
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Anthropologist
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
99708630
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.12156