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Three Types of Cultural Resource Sites

TYPE OF SITE

EXAMPLES of RESOURCES AT THE SITE

Prehistoric

human remains; burial sites; lithic and ceramic scatters; milling and quarry sites; refuse or debris piles; shell middens; rock shelters; temporary camp sites; house, village, and ceremonial sites; sacred places

Historic

buildings (house, barn, business, church); settlements; sites of important events (e.g., battlegrounds); passageways (trails, roads, railroads, tunnels); landscaping; refuse piles; cemeteries

Contemporary

location of important events; resource collection locations; religious or spiritual sites; sacred places; sites with valued vistas; recreation sites; cemeteries

 

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