Month: March 2025

Historic Preservation – The effort to maintain and protect historic buildings, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Cultural Resources – Any physical evidence of past human activity, including sites, artifacts, structures, and landscapes.

Section 106 (NHPA) – A provision requiring federal agencies to assess the impact of projects on cultural resources before proceeding.

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) – A U.S. law enacted in 1966 to preserve historic and archaeological sites.

Archaeological Conservation – The process of protecting and preserving archaeological sites and artifacts.

Cultural Heritage – The legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes inherited from past human societies.

Cultural Resource Management (CRM) – The practice of preserving, managing, and protecting archaeological sites and cultural heritage in compliance with legal and ethical standards.

Grave Goods – Objects placed in burials as offerings or symbols of status.

Mousterian Industry – A Middle Paleolithic tool culture associated with Neanderthals.