1. Introduction

Introduction
Guide purpose
Who is this guide for?
Format
Navigating the guide
References

2. What Is Archeology?

Introduction
What is material culture?
Public misconceptions about archeology
Archeology, science, and people
Interactions with the environment
Why does NPS interpret archeology?
Stewardship
Some NPS archeology facts
Brief history of American archeology
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

3. What Are Archeological Resources?

Introduction
What difference does it make if the artifacts get moved?
How does all that stuff get underground?
What can damage archeological resources?
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

4. What Do Archeologists Do?

Introduction
How do archeologists know where to look for sites?
How do archeologists identify artifacts?
What happens to a site after it's discovered?
How do we preserve archeological resources?
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

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

Introduction
Relative dating
Absolute dating
Artifacts as time markers
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

6. What Are Our Personal And Professional Responsibilities?

Introduction
Archeologists' professional ethics
Promoting archeological stewardship
Making jargon-free archeology presentations
Identifying educational components in archeological research
Using multiple interpretive methods
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

7. What Are Issues Of Sensitivity?

Introduction
Native American cultural traditions
African American cultural traditions
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

8. Cultural Resource Management (CRM)

Introduction
Federal legislation
State, tribal, and local laws and politics
NPS policies
Other resources
Suggested reading
Links to additional resources

9. Use What You Know: Highlighted Case Study

Introduction
Project background
Why should we even care about this site?
What does the law have to do with this project?
Why did the archeologists decide to dig there?
What did the archaeologists actually do?
What do broken dishes really tell us about the people who lived at this site?
What happens next?
Additional case studies
References
Links to additional resources

10. Additional Resources

Glossary

Credits

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