Provides a solid academic basis for the practice of cultural
resource management (CRM) in North America and in a broader
global context. The course will cover CRM from a conceptual
standpoint; how current legislation affects CRM; and will
integrate theoretical, practical, and ethical aspects of CRM.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Graduate students will receive additional mentoring in order to articulate course material with their research interests and will be held to a higher standard in submission of written work. Additional readings and/or alternative assessments may be designed as part of an individual development plan.
Athena Title
Cultural Resource Management
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain how cultural resource management differs from and intersects with academic archaeology.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze and evaluate different international heritage protection regimes.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to summarize federal, state, and local laws protecting cultural heritage in the United States, including the history of the development of this legislation.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the processes through which cultural resources are evaluated, managed, and protected.
Upon completion of this course, students will understand responsibilities of the public at large and descendant communities.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to articulate a basic familiarity with archaeological field methods commonly used in cultural resource management.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply skills that will be of use to graduates interested in pursuing a career in cultural resource management and related industries or institutions.
Topical Outline
What is cultural resource management?
CRM and academic archaeology
What are cultural resources?
CRM as public archaeology
People, power, and past
International frameworks for CRM
Laws: NEPA, the NHPA, and NAGPRA
Project background and Phase I survey
Phase II testing
Phase III data recovery and mitigation
Report preparation and production
Responsibilities to descendant communities
Careers in CRM
Critical reflection on CRM and the discipline of archaeology
