January 25, 2005





Archeology website receives award.

The Archeology program website, <http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/> has been

selected for the 3clix Seal of Excellence Award due to a superior rating of

informational content.  3clix describes itself as the web’s only Ratings

Library,a unique reference source for Net users based on expert-rated

sites. Their mission is: “To save users time and effort in finding the most

reliable, top-rated information available on the Internet.” 3clix assists

people in finding information they need, especially when time is of the

essence and unreliable information could result in added risk or harm.

3clix does this by having experts in each topic area rate and recommend the

top-five most reliable sites available in a given topic, and makes it

accessible from virtually any wired and wireless device worldwide.  To find

the NPS Archeology webpage featured on 3clix, go to:

http://www.3clix.info/3clix/sites?show=4073.



Coso Rock Art feature.

We are pleased to announce the newest feature in the Discover Archeology

series: Coso Rock Art.  Begin your visit of the Coso Rock Art feature on

our home page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/.  The Coso Rock Art District is a

National Historic Landmark located deep in the U.S. Navy's testing station

at China Lake in California. More than 20,000 images and associated sites

comprise one of America's most impressive petroglyphic and archeological

complexes. Come explore the long history of the Coso people and the

meanings they inscribed in stone.  (The full Discover Archeology series is

on-line at http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/public/discover.htm.)



Federal Archeology Program Report to Congress.

In January 2005 the Departmental Consulting Archeologist distributed a

request for data on Federal agency archeological activities that were

conducted or required in FY2004.  These data are utilized in the

preparation of the Secretary’s Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology

Program.  The deadline for submission of data is March 31, 2005.

Questionnaires and forms for submitting information are available on the

Archeology Program website at www.cr.nps.gov/aad/src/forms.htm.  For

further information on the Federal Archeology Program Report to Congress or

the data solicitation for FY2004, contact Dr. Karen Mudar, Archeology

Program, NPS, at (202) 354-2103; fax (202) 371-5102; email:

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