Abstract
Archaeological data recovery ("salvage" excavation" is currently the principal method of mitigating project-related impacts to archaeological sites. The expense, uncertainties, and complicated logistics associated with archaeological data recovery are causing more and more cultural resource managers to seek alternative approaches to mitigation. This paper examines some of these alternatives in terms of their applicability to particular kinds of utility projects, the degree to which they satisfy the spirit as well as the letter of historic preservation laws and regulations, and the nature of objections that have been raised regarding their implementation. Among the alternative approaches considered will be avoidance as mitigation, site burial, site banking, and site stabilization.
DOI
10.22191/neha/vol22/iss1/12
Recommended Citation
Klein, Joel I.
(1993)
"Alternatives to Archaeological Data Recovery,"
Northeast Historical Archaeology:
Vol.
22
22, Article 12.
https://doi.org/10.22191/neha/vol22/iss1/12
Available at:
https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol22/iss1/12
