Cultural Resource: Laws & Practice

by Thomas F. King

In this fourth edition of the CRM classic, Thomas F. King shares his expertise in dealing with laws regulating the use of cultural resources. With wry insight, he explains the various federal, state, and local laws governing the protection of resources, how they have been interpreted, how they operate in practice, and even how they are sometimes in contradiction with each other. He provides helpful advice on how to ensure regulatory compliance in dealing with archaeological sites, historic buildings, urban districts, sacred sites and objects, shipwrecks, and archives. King also offers careful guidance through the confusing array of federal, state, and tribal offices concerned with CRM. Featuring updated analysis and treatments of key topics, this new edition is a must-have for archaeologists and students, historic preservationists, tribal governments, and others working with cultural resources.

Genres: Archaeology, Anthropology, Nonfiction, History, Reference, Read For School, Museums

458 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 1998

Reviews

[Chris Webster]

A dry subject made palatable by an archaeologist that practically wrote the book on historic preservation.

[Alyssa Terrill]

This book is full of important information packaged in a semi-interesting way, but holy cow King is so pessimistic. I hope he’s doing alright.

[Sara]

This is an excellent overview of Federal historic preservation law, and it's about as readable a summary of the statutes & regs as well as the history behind them.

My students have always valued this book as a good resource and appreciated having it for future reference. The 3rd Edition is now out but I haven't read it yet. I'll do an updated review when I've finished it.

[Meara]

Thomas F. King is the god of Cultural Resource Management. But, only nerds like myself really care.

[Brian Melchers]

Maybe the most honest, down-to-earth textbook I have ever read. The author writes as though he is talking to you and he has a sense humor. High marks .

[Jennifer Bentley]

Used for COMPS prep- Cultural Resource Management, M.A.

[Harmony Martinez]

Read this for an HRM class and was pleasantly suprised by the accessibility of this book.