ABSTRACT

New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management describes the historic developments, current challenges, and future opportunities presented by contemporary Cultural Resource Management (CRM). CRM is a substantial aspect of archaeology, history, historical architecture, historical preservation, and public policy in the US and other countries.  Chapter authors are innovators and leaders in the development and contemporary practice of CRM.  Collectively they have conducted thousands of investigations and managed programs at local, state, tribal, and national levels. The chapters provide perspectives on the methods, policies, and procedures of historical and contemporary CRM. Recommendations are provided on current practices likely to be effective in the coming decades.

chapter |7 pages

Forty years of Cultural Resource Management

Introducing New Perspectives in Cultural Resource Management

part I|89 pages

Historical perspectives and overview

part II|80 pages

Development, resource management, and CRM

chapter 5|11 pages

Transportation archaeology

40 years of contributions, issues, and challenges

chapter 7|30 pages

Travels among the states

Noting accomplishments and identifying challenges for the twenty-first century

chapter 8|9 pages

Zuni and 40 years of CRM

A perspective from on and off the reservation

chapter 9|15 pages

The business of CRM

Achieving sustainability and sustaining professionalism

part III|78 pages

CRM challenges and opportunities

chapter 12|16 pages

The development of archaeological collections management strategies

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approach

chapter 13|11 pages

Business challenges for the twenty-first century

The next 40 years of private heritage management

chapter 14|17 pages

Heritage conservation

Cultural Resource Management results for public planning, preservation, research, and outreach

part IV|31 pages

Building on the past and present