Significance Standards for Prehistoric Cultural Resources: A Case Study from Fort Hood, Texas

Description

Authors: Ellis, G. Lain; Lintz, Christopher; Trierweiler, W. Nicholas; and Jackson, Jack M.

Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pub Date: 1994

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Some edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.

Notes:  A detailed case study from Fort Hood, Texas.  “The case study attempts to illustrate how a Federal CRM program can go awry, how to fix it, and more importantly, how to design a sound management program from the ground up….The generalized approach can be used as a model for management of cultural resources at other Federal installations with similar needs for the continuing management of large numbers of cultural resources.”  (From page 1).  “…a research design for Fort Hood has little substantial empirical knowledge upon which to draw.  The primary value of this example for cultural resource managers and interested parties at other installations is to show that a long history of archaeological research in the region surrounding a military base does not necessarily produce a firm foundation for the definition of historic context that can govern CRM activities.”  (From the Case Study Conclusion, p. 98).  It’s a case study, not gospel.