Resources

A variety of additional resources exist that provide further guidance and technical assistance. A list of websites, professional organizations, related legislation, publications, and upcoming conferences and meetings are listed here.

• Websites
• Professional Organizations
• Legislation
• Publications
• Trainings
• Upcoming Conferences and Meetings

Websites

State DOT Historic Preservation/Cultural Resources Sites

• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Related Issues

• AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence: Historic Preservation/Cultural Resources and Tribal Consultation
• Environmental Justice
• Transportation Enhancements
• The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Historic Preservationists and Cultural Resource Managers
• The Secretary of Interior‘s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995
• Laws, Regulations, and Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation

Professional Organizations

• American Cultural Resources Association
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation (A1F05)
• Register of Professional Archaeologists
• Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
• Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
• Society for Industrial Archaeology (SIA)
• The Archaeological Institute of America
• The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA)

Legislation and Regulations

Historic Preservation and Archeology

• American Antiquities Act of 1906
• Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
• Executive Order 13287, Preserve America
• Historic Sites Act of 1935
• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
• Section 106 Regulations of the National Historic Preservation Act
• Section 4(f) of the US DOT Act of 1966

Tribal Consultation and Coordination

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

Related Legislation

• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
• National Environmental Policy Act

Publications

Archeology

• NCHRP Synthesis 347: Managing Archaeological Investigations

Historic Bridges and Roads

• FHWA Flexibility in Highway Design
• Synthesis of Highway Practice 275: Historic Highway Bridge Preservation Practices

Historic Preservation and Archeology

• Archaeology and Public Education
• Archaeological Assistance Technical Briefs
• American Antiquity
• Dig magazine for kids
• Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties
• Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archaeological Resources
• National Register Bulletins, NPS
• Preservation Briefs, NPS
• The Journal of Field Archaeology

Tribal Consultation and Coordination

• Indian Land Cessions in the United States

Trainings

• National Highway Institute — Beyond Compliance: Historic Preservation in Transportation Project Development
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training — Technical Skills for Preservation
• National Trust for Historic Preservation — Main Streets Program Training
• National Preservation Institute — Comprehensive Training Opportunities, National Preservation Institute
• The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation — Section 106 Essentials

Upcoming Conferences and Meetings

Winter 2008

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Date: January 11 – 15, 2009
Location: Washington, DC

Vernacular Architecture Forum
Conference themes are mining, agriculture, and settlement.
Date: June 11 – 13, 2009
Location: Butte, Montana

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