Explore past issues of these periodicals and their predecessors, Federal Archeology and Federal Archeology Report. They include articles on public archeology and ethnography, underwater cultural heritage, legal protections for archeological resources, archeological collections management issues, and many other topics. In 2003, Common Ground expanded its focus to include the full range of historic preservation topics, as well as archeology and ethnography.

These short reports address technical, methodological, and substantive issues in public archeology and ethnography.

This series offers more lengthy reports dealing with substantive topics involving careful study and analysis in public archeology and ethnography.

Periodically, the Secretary of the Interior reports on the nation's archeological heritage and the impact of federal programs and activities on it. Federal activities and programs involved in the identification, evaluation, recovery, protection, and preservation of archeological resources are highlighted.

NPS historian Ronald F. Lee's book on the legislative and social history of the Antiquities Act is an exciting tale of the 25-year struggle to develop this important statute. The Act provides the basic public policies for archeological and historic preservation in the United States. It also has proven to be an important tool for natural resource conservation.

Access the historical, scientific, and administrative documents and reports developed by the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service as part of its involvement in the Kennewick Man case. The documents present descriptions and analysis of the Kennewick Man remains, the archeological context from which the remains eroded, chronological and physical anthropological assessment of the remains, and much more.

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