Archeology for Interpreters: A Guide to Knowledge of the Resource may be cited as:

Hembrey, Heather A. and Barbara J. Little
2001     Archeology for Interpreters: A Guide to Knowledge of the Resource. Archeology Program, National Park Service, Washington, DC.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/afori

Content Development
In response to the new NPS training strategy, an interdisciplinary work group of archeologists and interpreters developed a shared-competency training module so that archeologists and interpreters can be trained together in the skills and abilities needed to carry out effective interpretation of archeological resources. The work group, led by John Jameson, Tony Knapp, and Dave Dahlen, developed the Archeology-Interpretation Shared Competency Course of Study Training Module entitled Effective Interpretation of Archeological Resources. This course of study identifies the purposes, goal, approach, design, participants, objectives, topics, delivery modes, competency assessment, content outline, and development activities.

Using the content outline as a guide, Heather Hembrey, a candidate for the Masters in Applied Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, worked with Barbara Little, an archeologist in the Archeology Program, NPS National Center for Cultural Resources, to develop this interactive Guide to Knowledge of the Resource. Ms. Hembrey, who already has a M.A. in History and a Certificate in Historical Agencies and Administration, has considerable experience in the museum, history and education fields, including time as an NPS interpreter. She was hired as an intern through the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE).

The inspiration for the guide format came from designed Managing Archeological Collections, the technical assistance and distance learning effort developed by S. Terry Childs of the NPS Archeology Program and Eileen P. Corcoran, an NCPE intern with an M. A. in Anthropology from George Washington University.

Layout and Design
Matthew David Cochran - Archeology & Ethnography Program, NPS
Heather A. Hembrey - Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park

Site Management
Archeology & Ethnography Program, NPS

Photographs courtesy of:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site; Antietam National Battlefield; Appomatox Courthouse National Historical Park; Art Conservation Center, University of Denver; Big Hole National Battlefield; Blue Ridge Parkway; Booker T. Washington National Monument; Gain Brown University of Maryland; Bureau of Land Management, Anasazi Heritage Center; Cane River Creole National Park; Chaco Culture National Historical Park; Charles Pinckney National Historic Site; Allen Cooper; John Cornelison; Herbert T. Crowling Collection, Harpers Ferry Center; Cumberland Island National Seashore; Devils Tower National Monument; Dry Tortugas National Park; Will Elder; Fort Frederica National Monument; Fort McHenry National Monument; Fort Vancouver National Historic Site; Stan George; George Washington Birthplace National Monument; Gettysburg National Military Park; Ken Graham; George A. Grant Collection, Harpers Ferry Center; Harpers Ferry Center; Douglas C. Hembrey; Heather Hembrey, University of Maryland; Historic Preservation Services; Hopewell Culture National Historical Park; Independence National Historical Park; Jerry Ingram; Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Paul Lawson; Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument; Manassas National Battlefield Park; Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site; Mesa Verde National Park; Midwest Archeological Center; Mojave National Preserve; Natchez Trace Parkway; National Anthropological Archives; National Archives and Records Administration; National Capital Region, Regional Archeology Program; National Center for Preservation Technology and Training; National Park Service; National Register of Historic Places; Ninety Six National Historic Site; Olympic National Park; Mia Parsons; Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark; Petersburg National Battlefield Park; Stephen R. Potter; Presidio of San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Matthew Reeves, University of Maryland; Rocky Mountain Conservation Center; Russell Cave National Monument; Paul A. Shackel, University of Maryland; Southeast Archeological Center; Tuskegee National Historic Site; Tumacácori National Historical Park; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District; Vicksburg National Military Park; Wind Cave National Park; Yellowstone National Park.

Additional Thanks
A number of colleagues provided very useful comments to earlier drafts of this guide, including: Joy Beasley, Audrey Brown, Gail W. Brown, S. Terry Childs, Matthew Cochran, Helen Fairley, Megg Heath, Ann Johnson, Bruce Jones, Maureen Malloy, Francis P. McManamon, Justin S. Patton, Stephen R. Potter, Matthew Reeves, Mark Schoepfle, Paul Schuster, Erika Martin Seibert, Paul A. Shackel and Robert Sutton.

For additional information contact:
Barbara J. Little barbara_little@nps.gov
Archeology Program, NPS
1849 C St., NW (2275)
Washington, DC 20240
202-354-2130 (voice)
202-371-5102 (fax)

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Home

1. Introduction

2. What is Archeology?

3. What are Archeological Resources?

4. What do Archeologists Do?

5. How do Archeologists Figure Out How Old Things Are?

6. What are Our Personal and Professional Responsibilities?

7. What are Issues of Sensitivity?

8. Cultural Resource Management (CRM)

9. Use What You Know: Highlighted Case Study

10. Additional Resources

Glossary

Credits

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