Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
Cultural resources management (CRM) reports represent a rapidly growing proportion of our knowledge associated with archaeological undertakings in the United States. Historically, these reports were printed in limited numbers and distributed to a few libraries and individuals, and few were distributed beyond the political boundaries of any given state. Libraries on the distribution list are reticent to allow patrons to check out these reports due to the fact that they have—and will only ever have—a single copy. Late in 2009, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) permitting guidelines for CRM reports were updated, requiring CRM contractors to submit a digital copy of a redacted (no site locations or photographs of human remains) report before their permits could be closed. These reports, the lion’s share of which were funded with public monies, were meant to be made publicly accessible and should be available, and now are, through the Index of Texas Archaeology.
Repository Citation
Selden, Robert Z. Jr. and Bousman, C. Britt, "The Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State" (2017). CRHR: Archaeology. 261.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/crhr/261
Included in
Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Biological and Physical Anthropology Commons, Folklore Commons, Linguistic Anthropology Commons, Other Anthropology Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Tell us how this article helped you.
