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Why was Holt Cemetery in New Orleans the site for an applied archaeology project led by Dr. Shannon Dawdy of the University of Chicago?
 
  a. In the early 17th century, there were important trade relations between the Great Lakes region and NewOrleans. Much of this can be documented from cemetery artifacts.
 b. The cemetery is historically significant because it was built on top of an Indian mound dated at more than5,000 years before present.
 c. It was historically important in the celebration of All Souls' Day and was damaged in the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina.
 d. This cemetery is the primary urban cemetery in New Orleans and contains the burials of many importanthistorical figures, whose markers and graves must be preserved.
 e. Holt Cemetery is a central location for Haitian voodoo celebrations and is a public park today.

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Which of the following most accurately describes the goals of cultural resource management (CRM)?
 
  a. CRM is a type of contract archaeology in which the sites are excavated with the goal of presenting allevidence (artifacts) in a museum-quality exhibit.
 b. CRM is public archaeology. As a result, it involves the preparation and use of volunteer citizens in excavationson federal lands.
 c. CRM is considered the highest-quality scientific excavation on federal, state, or private lands. Eachexcavation team includes a lawyer well-versed in all laws relating to site preservation.
 d. CRM focuses on conducting high-quality research in compliance with all laws relating to archaeological sitesexcavated on federally-funded building projects.
 e. CRM focuses on conducting high-quality research in compliance with all state, national, and international lawsrelating to archaeological excavation.



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Answer to Question 1

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newbem

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Gracias!

 

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