Cultural Resource Management

The effective management of the cultural heritage has become one of the most pressing needs of the 1900s. Improving standards of management depends on high standards of training for archaeologists. The needs are pressing throughout every area of the world. The World Archaeological Congress has been concerned to foster high standards of training and to understand the real training needs of each region and country. Until those needs are known and understood, intelligent and coherent action is impossible. This volume provides examples of training for archaeological and cultural resource management drawn from many regions. The authors also show what is being done to ensure higher professional standards among archaeological heritage managers, and how common standards and practices are beginning to develop. They also suggest how efforts should best be targeted for the rest of the decade.