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Ethics and Best Practices for Mapping Archaeological Sites
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 by Cecilia Smith / presentationsCecilia Smith
Texas A&M University
Abstract
Principle 6 of the Society of American Archaeology’s Principles of Archaeological Ethics emphasizes archaeologists’ responsibility to publically report archaeological investigations with the stipulation that “An interest in preserving and protecting in situ archaeological sites must be taken in to account when publishing …
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10 years, 3 Supervisors, 7 assistants and 30 students. How the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist managed, manages and plans for the future of archaeological data
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 by Mary De La Garza / presentationsSustainable accessible data storage is as important to archaeologists as tractors are to farmers. In 2001, the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) was archiving 20GB of data on a 100GB server and recognized that the addition of a staff member to focus …
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Can you make me a map? Making Louisiana’s cultural resources records accessible
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 by Rachel Watson / presentationsIn October of 2004 the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development (OCD) and the LA Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) signed an interagency agreement to develop a comprehensive statewide cultural resources GIS system, the Louisiana Cultural Resources Map. The State Historic Preservation …
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