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Avoiding archaeological disasters : risk management for heritage professionals.

You think it can't happen to you, but it can. One day, months into your construction project, your front end load operator runs into bones and wooden slats. Your county coroner says it is not a crime scene, and refers you to the local archaeology department. The archaeologist tells you that it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stapp, Darby C.
Otros Autores: Longenecker, Julia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2010.
Colección:Techniques & Issues Cult Resources Mgmt.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Disaster of the Superintendent's Path Marking; 1. Introduction; 2. The Anatomy of Two Archaeological Disasters; 3. Addressing Archaeological Risks during Early Project Planning; 4. Implementing Archaeological Measures to Reduce Risks; 5. The Risk Matrix: A Tool for Managing Archaeological Risks; 6. Case Studies; 7. Human Burials; 8. Principles for Avoiding an Archaeological Disaster; Afterword: Sacramento City Hall Expansion Project: Another Inconvenient Truth; Appendix A: World Bank Guidance on Issues Surrounding Cultural Property.
  • Appendix B: Professional Archaeological OrganizationsAppendix C: Selected Ethical Codes from Heritage Management Associations; Appendix D: A Global Guide to Heritage Management; Glossary: Archaeological, Heritage Resource Management, and Project Management Terms; References; Index; About the Authors.