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Archaeological and Paleontological Resources
Archaeological and Paleontological Resources
Experienced cultural resources professionals provide clients with consultation, resource identification and evaluation, and mitigation programs and implementation. Offering a range of archaeological and paleontological services and utilizing state-of-the-art techniques and equipment such as geographic information systems (GIS) analysis and high-precision global positioning system (GPS) units, the team of qualified archaeologists assists clients in ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Sections 106 and 110. The firm has excellent working relationships with both the State Office of Historic Preservation and the National Park Service, and coordinates with the Native American Heritage Commission on all projects involving the consideration of cultural resources. In addition, the firm has undertaken extensive coordination with the Bureau of Land Management to conduct surveys on federal lands and develop avoidance measures for prehistoric and historic sites located on federal lands.
- Records searches
- Ethnographic research
- Archaeological field surveys (Phase I), testing and evaluation (Phase II), and data recovery (Phase III)
- Paleontological resources assessments and mitigation programs
- Archaeological and paleontological construction monitoring
- Fossil salvage and recovery in accordance with Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) protocols
- Native American outreach and consultation
- Spatial analyses using GIS techniques
- In-house archaeological and paleontological laboratory analyses
- Agency outreach and coordination: Office of Historic Preservation, Native American Heritage Commission, California State Lands Commission, National Park Service, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Bureau of Land Management
- Specific expertise: excavation, geophysical investigations, rock art and lithic analyses