Book contents
- Becoming an Archaeologist
- Becoming an Archaeologist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements for the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgements for the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What Is – and Isn’t – Archaeology?
- Chapter 2 Skills and Training in Archaeology
- Chapter 3 Cultural Resource Management
- Chapter 4 Academic Archaeology
- Chapter 5 State and Local Government Archaeology
- Chapter 6 Federal and Central Government Archaeology
- Chapter 7 Public and Community Archaeology
- Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - Federal and Central Government Archaeology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2022
- Becoming an Archaeologist
- Becoming an Archaeologist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements for the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgements for the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 What Is – and Isn’t – Archaeology?
- Chapter 2 Skills and Training in Archaeology
- Chapter 3 Cultural Resource Management
- Chapter 4 Academic Archaeology
- Chapter 5 State and Local Government Archaeology
- Chapter 6 Federal and Central Government Archaeology
- Chapter 7 Public and Community Archaeology
- Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines careers in, and the structure of, central and federal government archaeology, especially centralized heritage management organizations operating nationally. The chapter includes examples of central cultural heritage management regimes from around the world.
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- Becoming an ArchaeologistA Guide to Professional Pathways, pp. 181 - 213Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022