Archaeological resources definition
Examples of Archaeological resources in a sentence
Archaeological resources are locations and objects from past human activities.
The Cultural Heritage Resource Protection Plan has been developed to support the construction, operation and closure of the Project considering that Archaeological resources are non-renewable, finite resources and are of value not only to local communities, but to the territory of Nunavut, Canada, and to the entire world and the North Baffin Region and the Project area have a very rich archaeological history.
Impacts on heritage resources are defined as changes to, loss of, or pressures on the following: • Historic property • Archaeological resources, including burial sites • An aesthetically important site • Culturally significant sites Indirect impacts may include the devaluation of the land as a social artifact, a cultural symbol, an educational tool, and/or a spiritual reservoir.
Archaeological resources will be evaluated with respect to all four of the NRHP eligibility criteria described above.
Archaeological resources include man-made objects (precontact and historic period artifacts such as stone tools, pottery, glass, nails, bones, etc.) and features (e.g. stone or brick walls or pavements, pits, fireplaces, other evidence of burning, or other remnants of human activity).