Altschul, J. H.,Kintigh, K. W.,Klein, T. H.,Doelled, W. H.,Hays-Gilpin, K. A.,Herrf, S. A.,Kohler, T. A.,Mill, B. J.,Montgomery, L. M.,Nelson, M. C.,Ortman, S. G.,Parker, J, N.,Peeples, M. A.,Sabloff, J. A.
Introduction: In 1966 the US Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act. Its intent: to ensure that the values embedded in historic buildings, archaeological sites, and other important places of the past honored all Americans in ways that would inspire and motivate present and future generations. In the intervening 50 years, archaeologists have diligently discovered, documented, analyzed, and curated our collective past.