Cultural Resources Archaeology An Introduction [Hardcover]

The second edition of Cultural Resources Archaeology provides a long-awaited update. The format and style of the revised edition is concise yet readable, making it even more accessible than before to archaeology students seeking the inside story on becoming established professional archaeologists. It should be equally valuable to non-archaeological professionals looking to improve their understanding of best practices in cultural resources archaeology. This volume 'lifts the veil' on the intricacies of archaeological research done under the auspices of compliance legislation and effectively demonstrates how to achieve high quality archaeological results even under challenging contractual scenarios.Neumann (private archaeologist), Sanford (environmental science, Univ. of Southern Maine), and Harry (anthropology, UNLV) begin their text with a thorough, engaging narrative of the growth of cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology in the US. The authors focus on the Section 106 process and offer less detail on other relevant laws, but they successfully give readers a sense of the breadth and depth of knowledge required to work in CRM. As the authors state, the book is an appropriate supplement to more detailed treatments of CRM laws and policies, an attempt to fill a gap in undergraduate education. Their focus on the three phases of archaeological work and required documentation is useful. Learning how to pull an archaeological project together is a skill that is often learned on the job because archaeological knowledge is, for many people, best acquired during an actual archaeological project. This text lends itself well for use with more detailed treatments of CRM, case study discussions, and hands-on/mock student archaeological projects. Recommended.The authors do a wonderful job of presenting the too-often convoluted processes of cultural resources archaeology in a clear, logical, coherent manner that is easily understood by even novices in the field. The use ols‚