Title: Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology
Description: "The Smithsonian Institution's River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program were the most ambitious archaeological projects ever undertaken in the United States. Administered by the National Park Service from 1945-1969, the programs had profound effects--methodological, theoretical, and historical--on American archaeology, many of which are still being felt today. They stimulated the public's interest in heritage preservation, led to the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, served as the model for rescue archaeology in other countries, and helped launch the 'New Archaeology.' This book examines the impacts of these two programs on the development of American archaeology"--
Subjects: Watersheds, Archaeology, history, Historic preservation, Dams, United states, history, 20th century, Archaeology, History, Salvage archaeology, Archaeological surveying, Archaeology and state, Design and construction, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, River Basin Surveys, Interagency Archeological Salvage Program (U.S.), Archéologie, Histoire, Archéologie préventive, Prospection archéologique, Politique gouvernementale, Préservation historique, Barrages, Conception et construction, Aspect de l'environnement, SOCIAL SCIENCE, State & Local, General, Environmental aspects