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Government Resources

The protection of archaeological resources is a responsibility shared by many government agencies in the US. This list is a sampling of government agencies which engage in, or fund, archaeological research.

Federal Agencies

• National Archives (US)
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
• National Park Service
• The National Endowment for the Humanities
• Thomas—US Congress WWW Server
  • US House of Representatives
  • US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
  • US Senate
  • US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• US Army Corps. of Engineers, Mobile District Historic Resources
• US Bureau of Land Management—Cultural Resources
• US Bureau of Reclamation
• US Fish and Wildlife Service—Cultural Resources

Government Sites

• FedWorld Information Network—Index of all US Government servers
• National Association of State Archaeologists
• US Bureau of Land Managment
• US Cultural Protection Legislation at ArchNet
• White House

Web sites that help you stay on top of breaking events.

• AllPolitics CNN/TIME
• CNN Interactive
• C-SPAN Network
• National Journal.COM