Archaeology and Cultural Resources
Cultural resource assessments are critical components in meeting Federal, State, and local environmental protection and historic preservation regulations. On many transportation and building projects, agencies turn to KCI’s archaeologists, historians, and other cultural resource specialists to investigate whether proposed construction would impact prehistoric or historic artifacts or historic properties.
KCI teams work closely with public- and private-sector clients to coordinate archaeological, architectural, and historic studies with environmental, engineering, and socioeconomic requirements, developing effective avoidance or mitigation strategies when required. Our professionals have completed projects involving transportation facilities, residential and industrial developments, mining facilities, utility alignments, wetland mitigations, as well as educational and religious facilities. When projects require public involvement, KCI serves as a liaison among stakeholders, facilitating an atmosphere of coordination and cooperation, while helping citizens understand and appreciate their national heritage.
KCI has produced extensive National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance documentation, such as Categorical Exclusion Evaluations, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements, and coordinated successful cultural resource plans with State and Federal agencies and State Historic Preservation Officers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maine, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington, DC.
KCI’s cultural resource professionals meet or exceed the Professional Qualification Standards (48 FR 22716) established by the Department of the Interior, and are familiar with State and Federal laws and regulations governing historic preservation:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
- National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966
- Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA) of 1978
- Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
- Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties
- National Register of Historic Places
- Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs
- Determinations of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National Register
- The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
- Protection of Archaeological Resources
KCI delivers comprehensive cultural resource services, helping clients preserve artifacts for future generations:
Historic Structures
- Context development
- Reconnaissance surveys
- Systematic resource identification
- Evaluation and documentation
- Determination of eligibility
- Determination of effects reports
- Memoranda of agreements
- Historic American Building Survey (HABS)
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Archaeology
- Context development
- Predictive model development
- Reconnaissance surveys
- Phase I Identification Surveys
- Phase II Significance Evaluations
- Phase III Data Recovery
- Artifact analysis
- Mitigation strategies
- Preservation planning
Public Involvement Strategies
- Public meetings
- Brochures
- Web sites
Other Services
- Geomorphological assessment
- CADD/GIS
- Web-site development
Presentations
- Professional papers
- Sponsorships
- Scholarly research and articles
- Bethlehem Pike
- Goddard Space Flight Center Cultural Resources Master Plan
- Lick Run Bridge Replacement Project
- Monongahela River Locks and Dams (Leetsdale Archaeology)
- Routes 11 & 15 Widening Project
- Susquehanna River Bridge Replacement Project
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