These reports provide in-depth research and data analysis for special topics in public archeology and ethnography.
Study 1: Costs of Curating Archeological Collections: A Study of Repository Fees in 2002 and 1997/98. Childs. S. Terry and Karolyn Kinsey. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #1. Archeology and Ethnography Program, National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2003.
This report provides data and trends from two informal, yet systematic surveys on the adoption and use of curation fees across the United States. These surveys in 1997 and 2002 aimed to better understand the introduction of curation fees nationwide, the variations in fee structure, and the criteria used to generate a fee structure in order to identify trends in archeological curation.
Study 2: Implementing the Antiquities Act: A Survey of Archeological Permits 1906-1935. Browning, Kathleen D. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #2. Archeology and Ethnography Program. National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2003.
This study explores two aspects of the Antiquities Act’s impact on public archeology between the Act’s passage and 1935: a consideration of the many administrative developments within the Department of the Interior required to implement the Act and some of the projects undertaken by the earliest Antiquities Act permit recipients.
Study 3: Permitting Archeology - An Overview of the National Archeological Database, Permits Module. Childs, S. Terry, Jennifer Hembree, and Rachel Berry. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #3. Archeology and Ethnography Program. National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2003.
NADB-Permits is a valuable resource that provides access to information about significant archeological and paleontological projects carried out during the history of U.S. federal archeology. The records in the database are for permits issued by the Department of the Interior under the Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979. The following pages summarize key information that will be searchable in NADB-Permits.
Study 4: A Brief Ethnography of Magnolia Plantation: Planning for Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Crespi, Muriel. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #4. Archeology and Ethnography Program. National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2004.
This brief ethnographic study was prompted by the need to learn about people with traditional associations to Magnolia plantation, one of the two plantations incorporated into Cane River Creole National Historical Park (CARI), ahead of the development of the new park’s General Management Plan. Ethnographers hoped to bring diverse voices to planning dialogues about resources, interpretation, and alternatives by walking the grounds that associated people consider culturally meaningful and by interviewing ethnically different peoples individually or in groups.
Study 5: A Survey of SHPO Archeological Bibliographic Systems, 2002. Childs, S. Terry and Karolyn Kinsey. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #5. Archeology and Ethnography Program, Archeology and Ethnography Program. National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2004.
To help determine the best future directions of NADB-R, AEP staff conducted a nationwide survey of the SHPOs in the fall of 2002. The survey focused on the current bibliographic systems and procedures used by the SHPOs for recording archeological project reports related to their state. In addition, the survey asked for feedback on possible enhancements to NADB-R.
Study 6: A Decade of Study into Repository Fees for Archeological Curation. Childs, S. Terry and Seth Rogen. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #6. Archeology and Ethnography Program, Archeology and Ethnography Program. National Center for Cultural Resources. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2005.
This study examines the results of three informal, yet systematic investigations into the adoption and use of repository curation fees across the United States.
Study 7: Principles of Civic Engagement in the National Park Service. Russell, Molly. Studies in Archeology and Ethnography #7. Archeology Program. National Park Service. Washington, DC. 2011.
This study analyzes the commonalities among civic engagement case studies so that the practice is more easily applied. These shared characteristics get at the heart of why apparently differing projects and tactics were successful. They also provide a springboard from which other parks/programs could embark on their own civic engagement endeavors.
Last updated: October 6, 2022