National Archeological Database
Access: Publicly available resource
Description: Contains over 300,000 reports on archaeological planning and investigation recorded by the United States National Parks Service. The site is divided into 3 areas for searching:
- NADB - Reports: an expanded bibliographic inventory of over 350,000 reports on archeological planning and investigation, mostly of limited circulation. This "gray literature" represents a large portion of the primary information available on archeological sites in the U.S. The reports can be queried by state, county, worktype, cultural affiliation, keyword, material, year of publication, title, and author.
- Permits module: contains records of over 3200 federal permits, providing key information about archeological and paleontological investigations carried out on federal and Indian lands between 1907-86.
- NADB-MAPS (Multiple Attribute Presentation System): a graphical application, which contains a variety of maps (GIS) showing national distributions of cultural and environmental resources across the U.S. by state and county.
Coverage: Various Dates
Subject(s):
Gender, Minority Studies & Anthropology
Geography & Maps
Publicly Available Resources
Related Databases
Anthropology Plus
Other Related Links:
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
