Assessing Site Significance: A Guide for Archaeologists and Historians (Heritage Resource Management Series)

Assessing Site Significance is an invaluable resource for archaeologists and others who need guidance in determining whether sites are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Because the register's eligibility criteria were largely developed for standing sites, it is difficult to know in any particular case whether a site known primarily through archaeological work has sufficient 'historical significance' to be listed. Hardesty and Little address these challenges, describing how to file for NRHP eligibility and how to determine the historical significance of archaeological properties. This second edition brings everything up to date, and includes new material on 17th- and 18th-century sites, traditional cultural properties, shipwrecks, Japanese internment camps, and military properties. Assessing Site Significance Is An Invaluable Resource For Archaeologists And Others Who Need Guidance In Determining Whether Sites Are Eligible For Listing In The National Register Of Historic Places (nrhp). Because The Register's Eligibility Criteria Were Largely Developed For Standing Sites, It Is Difficult To Know In Any Particular Case Whether A Site Known Primarily Through Archaeological Work Has Sufficient Historical Significance To Be Listed. Donald L. Hardesty And Barbara J. Little Address These Challenges, Describing How To File For Nrhp Eligibility And How To Determine The Historical Significance Of Archaeological Properties. This Second Edition Brings Everything Up-to-date And Includes New Material On Seventeenth- And Eighteenth-century Sites, Traditional Cultural Properties, Shipwrecks, Japanese Internment Camps, And Military Properties.--jacket. Pt. I. Approaches To Assessing Significance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Determining National Register Eligibility -- 3. Scientific And Scholarly Significance -- Pt. Ii. Case Studies -- 4. Linear Sites -- 5. Industrial Sites And Monuments -- 6. Domestic Sites And Farmsteads -- 7. Large-scale Sites -- 8. Summary. Donald L. Hardesty And Barbara J. Little. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-233) And Index.

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 interment 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.

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Provides practical guidance for archaeologists and others on how to examine sites for their historical significance, both for academic reasons and for proposals to the National Register of Historical Places. Describes the process of filing for eligibility, and discusses issues of site integrity, archaeological evidence, and traditional cultural properties. Examples are provided of sites including historic trails, factories, military camps, and trash heaps. Hardesty teaches anthropology at the University of Nevada-Reno. Little works in the Archaeology and Ethnography Program of the National Park Service. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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 Contents 5 Preface 9 Preface to the Second Edition 11 Part I. Approaches to Assessing Significance 13 Chapter 1. Introduction 15 Chapter 2. Determining National Register Eligibility 27 Chapter 3. Scientific and Scholarly Significance 81 Part II. Case Studies 109 Chapter 4. Linear Sites 111 Chapter 5. Industrial Sites and Monuments 131 Chapter 6. Domestic Sites and Farmsteads 157 Chapter 7. Large-Scale Sites 173 Chapter 8. Summary 207 Glossary 215 References 219 Index 247 About the Authors 253 PrefacePreface to the Second EditionPart One: Approaches to Assessing SignificanceChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Determining National Register EligibilityChapter 3. Scientific and Scholarly SignificancePart Two: Case StudiesChapter 4. Linear SitesChapter 5. Industrial Sites and MonumentsChapter 6. Domestic Sites and FarmsteadsChapter 7. Large-Scale SitesSummaryGlossary