APY 735LAB - Adv. Archeol. Techniques & Methods: Cultural Resource Management

Students in this course will learn to use advanced archaeological techniques and methods to produce cultural resource management (CRM) reports in compliance with current New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) standards. Other aspects of compliance-based archaeological research and contracting will be addressed including, local project types, proposal preparation, budgeting, research design, significance assessment and National Register eligibility criteria. An array of field and lab techniques will be employed in the production of a report that meets or exceeds OPRHP standards. Techniques and methods may include historic map and documentary research, field survey and mapping, site testing and excavation and artifact processing and analysis. Additional discussion topics will include legislative compliance, ethics, interactions between archaeologists and Native American groups, state and federal agencies, and the local community. Case studies from western New York will be used to illustrate common problems and the potential for CRM archaeology to contribute to local and regional archaeological research and public outreach and education.

Credits: 3