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1. Introduction
   • Welcome
   • Guide purpose
   • Who is this guide for?
   • Format
   • Navigating the guide
   • References
2. What Is Archeology?
   • Introduction
   • What is material culture?
   • Public misconceptions about archeology
   • Archeology, science, and people
   • Interactions with the environment
   • Why does NPS interpret archeology?
   • Stewardship
   • Some NPS archeology facts
   • Brief history of American archeology
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
3. What Are Archeological Resources?
   • Introduction
   • What difference does it make if the artifacts get moved?
   • How does all that stuff get underground?
   • What can damage archeological resources?
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
4. What Do Archeologists Do?
   • Introduction
   • How do archeologists know where to look for sites?
   • How do archeologists identify artifacts?
   • What happens to a site after it's discovered?
   • How do we preserve archeological resources?
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
5. How Do Archeologists Figure Out How Old Things Are?
   • Introduction
   • Relative dating
   • Absolute dating
   • Artifacts as time markers
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources

6. What Are Our Personal And Professional Responsibilities?
   • Introduction
   • Archeologists' professional ethics
   • Promoting archeological stewardship
   • Making jargon-free archeology presentations
   • Identifying educational components in archeological research
   • Using multiple interpretive methods
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
7. What Are Issues Of Sensitivity?
   • Introduction
   • Native American cultural traditions
   • African American cultural traditions
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
8. Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
   • Introduction
   • Federal legislation
   • State, tribal, and local laws and policies
   • NPS policies
   • Other resources
   • Suggested reading
   • Links to additional resources
9. Use What You Know: Highlighted Case Study
   • Introduction
   • Project background
   • Why should we even care about this site?
   • What does the law have to do with this project?
   • Why did the archeologists decide to dig there?
   • What did the archeologists actually do?
   • What do broken dishes really tell us about the people who lived at this site?
   • What happens next?
   • Additional case studies
   • References
   • Links to additional resources
10. Additional Resources
11. Glossary
12. Course Certificate
13. Credits
14. Table of Contents