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Question 1) What is the basic gist of Bonnie Pitblado's argument in the article.
Do people find her conclusions convincing - did you agree, why or why not?
Question 2) what is CRM archaeology and what is involved when using approach to care for our heritage resources. What is the National Historic Preservation act and Section 106 as part of it? This act also has to do with the National Register for Historic Places (NRHP) - what are the four criteria used to determine whether a resource is eligible for listing on the NRHP?
Question 3) What is Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and what is involved in its implementation?
Why is the issue of research on Native American skeletal data a difficult ethical dilemma for archaeologists in the United States (and obviously one that is potentially problematic as the tragic case of the Kennewick Man debate demonstrates)?
Question 4) Who is Kennewick Man and why did this case reflect in bold face the limitations of NAGPRA, at least for remains that date very early in time?
What might the archaeologists involved in the case have done to make this case less explosive than it was.
Question 5) What is historic archaeology and in what ways does it differ from prehistoric archaeology?
What are the three, rather inter-related themes of historic archaeology?
Why would one use archaeological techniques if one had historic written records on their topic of interest?
How did archaeological study of the Battle of the Little Bighorn revise the historic narrative associated with this event in the colonial history of the United States?
Question 6) 'Critical theory' and 'multivocality' were two post-processual elements that shaped The African Burial Ground Project headed by Dr. Michael Blakey.
What were the objectives of these elements as part of the project ('critical theory' as a means of addressing inaccurate colonial narratives, & 'multivocality' as a means for giving voice to stakeholders other than the archaeologists)? What were the research questions of interest to the African descendant community in New York, and what were the profoundly important findings of the project?