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Seabury, Patricia M. August 1981 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING: ITS USE AND EFFECTIVENESS
Abstract: Archaeological monitoring is the process of observing or checking land modifying activities to locate, assess and analyze any cultural resources. It can also be utilized as a supplement to, or even as a check on, the more traditional techniques used in surface and subsurface work. This thesis examines the process of archaeological monitoring, its various uses and its effectiveness in archaeological work. The history of monitoring and its development from salvage archaeology is also described. Examples of the various uses of archaeological monitoring are provided, including a site-specific example, the waterworks improvements Project in Darien, GA. This project was conducted by the author. Other examples of the uses of monitoring included the MARTA project in Atlanta, GA, a sewerline construction project in Rensselaer, NY and the Cache River Archeological Project in Arkansas. By examining the various uses of monitoring in archaeological work, a typology was developed for both survey and mitigation situations. These included, in survey work: accidental, suggested, required and intentional monitoring; in mitigation situations, the two types are construction and selective monitoring. This thesis looks at the changes in archaeological work by legislative means, the new areas of work (i.e., urban settings and contract work) where monitoring is being used by archaeologists, the developing relationships between archaeologists and non-archaeologists and the ways in which monitoring has developed out of, or contributed to, some of the newer changes in archaeological work. The final area of discussion concerns how the changes in archaeo- logy and the use of archaeological monitoring, have brought about an increasing awareness of the need for accurate professional assessments in all archaeological endeavors.
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