June 2005
Earliest American NHL Theme Study and new NHL web page
The Archeology Program is pleased to announce a new web page featuring
archeological National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) at
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/SITES/nhl.htm. The webpage contains a link to the
NHL Theme Study “The Earliest Americans,” that is also available directly
at http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/PUBS/NHLEAM/index.htm. The study focuses on
the eastern U.S. and was completed through a multi-year effort of the NPS,
partners in the historic preservation community, and the Society for
American Archaeology. The extensive theme study is a resource for scholars
to identify, evaluate and nominate properties as NHLs. People interested
in Paleoindian archeological resources in the eastern U.S. will find the
study a useful teaching and research tool. Historic Contexts and property
types are included for the northeast, southeast and midwest.
Contact: Erika Martin Seibert. [log in to unmask]
Archeology Program staff contribute to SAA Archaeological Record
Barbara J. Little and Francis P. McManamon contributed “Archaeology and
Tourism in and around America’s National Parks” to the May 2005 issue of
the SAA Archaeological Record, which was devoted to the topic of archeology
and heritage tourism. Archeologists working in federal, state, local, and
tribal governments; the private sector; academia; and the Executive
Director of the National Association for Interpretation contributed
articles. Little and McManamon use the concept of a seamless web of parks
and protected areas to encourage responsible tourism with minimal impact on
cultural resources. The SAA Archaeological Record is available online at
www.saa.org/publications/theSAAarchRec.
Contact: Barbara Little, [log in to unmask]; Frank McManamon,
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Archeology E-gram launches new feature “Projects in Parks”
Have you conducted an interesting archeology-related project in a national
park that you would like others to know about, or know someone who has?
One way to tell people about your project is through the Archeology E-gram.
Send a description (up to 500 words) of your project, an abstract, one or
two photographs, and any website links that you’d like distributed to
[log in to unmask] The photos should be in .jpg format, at least 800 x 600 at 72
dpi (1200 x 1600 at 150 dpi is preferred); don’t forget to include captions
and credits. We’ll put your abstract and any links in the Archeology
E-gram. We are planning to use the longer text and the photos on the
Archeology Program Inside NPS pages and the website. Any interpretation,
conservation, education, or research projects in parks that pertain to
archeology are welcome.
Contact: Karen Mudar, [log in to unmask]
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