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On the Importance of the National Register of Historic Places

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Steven A. LeBlanc*
Affiliation:
The Mimbres Foundation, 521 No. La Cienega, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Abstract

The National Register of Historic Places is important to the preservation of prehistoric sites in ways that are not fully appreciated by archaeologists. The advantages of having a site on the Register are discussed. Archaeologists have a responsibility toward site preservation, and the use of the Register is one means to fulfill that responsibility.

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1983

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