Assessing site significance [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for archaeologists and historians / / Donald L. Hardesty and Barbara J. Little

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454578203321
• Autore: Hardesty Donald L. <1941->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : Altamira Press, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-49805-3; 9786612498053; 0-7591-1328-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Collana: Heritage resources management series
• Altri autori (Persone): LittleBarbara J
• Disciplina: 973
• Soggetti: Historic sites - United States - Management; Archaeology and history - United States; Archaeology - Methodology; Excavations (Archaeology) - United States; Electronic books.; United States Antiquities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Part I APPROACHES TO ASSESSING SIGNIFICANCE; 1 Introduction; What Is the Modern World?; Modern World Archaeological Remains; The Value of Modern World Sites; The Legal Context of Significance; Assessing Significance Matters in the Modern World; 2 Determining National Register Eligibility; Eligibility Step 1: Categorize the Property; Eligibility Step 2: Determine Which Historic Context(s) the Property Represents and How Property Types Relate to the Archaeological Resources; Eligibility Step 3: Evaluate Significance under National Register Criteria A-D; Eligibility Step 4: Apply Criteria ConsiderationsEligibility Step 5: Determine If Property Retains Sufficient Integrity to Convey Its Significance; Nominating Properties to the National Register; 3 Scientific and Scholarly Significance; What Is Archaeological Information?; What Are the Sources of Archaeological Information?; Assessing the Information Content of Sites; What Makes Archaeological Information ; Important?; Dealing with Redundancy; Case Study: Examining World Systems; Case Study: Power and the Plantation; What's Next?; Part II CASE STUDIES; 4 Linear Sites; Building Context: Defining Sociotechnical SystemsAssessing the Information Value of Historic Trails; Case Study: Portage Trails in Minnesota; Case Study: Assessing Water Conveyance Systems; Case Study: Railroad Logging in Arizona; Case Study: The Henness Pass Road; 5 Industrial Sites and Monuments; Defining Industrial Property Types; Linking Archaeological Resources to Property Types; Assessing the Historical Value of Industrial Sites; Evaluating Industrial Technology Sites; Industrial Social Formations; Industrial Landscapes; Case Study: Bodie Historic District; Case Study: The Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania, 1716-1945Case Study: Wood's Gristmill; 6 Domestic Sites and Farmsteads; Property Types and Research Questions; Case Study: Historic Agriculture Resources of Pennsylvania; Case Study: Rural Resources of Leon County, Florida; Case Study: Rural Villages at Fort Drum, New York; Case Study: Homesteads; Case Study: Ozark and Ouachita Rural Households; 7 Large-Scale Sites; Plantations and Ranches; Mining Districts; Engineering Projects; Townsites; Military Properties; 8 Summary; Archaeology Is Important to the Recent Past; Historical Archaeology Is Still ArchaeologyThe Recent Past Also Needs Good Research Designs; There Are Many Pathways to the Recent Past; Information Needs Focus; Abundant Sites Are Significant; Recent Sites Help Understand Global Ecological Change; Recent Sites Are Not Isolated; Glossary; References; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Hardesty and Little provide the most up-to-date guide for assessing the historical significance of archaeological sites that may be eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In this second edition, all laws, regulations, and references have been entirely updated. New material on landfills, Japanese internment camps, landscapes, and military properties has been added, along with special case studies on 17th- and 18th-century historical sites and additional chapters on heritage tourism, traditional cultural places, and shipwrecks.