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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY) WITH SPECIALIZATION IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)

PLUS

AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARENA

Areas of study closely related to (Cultural) Anthropology include, but are not limited to, Ethnography, Ethnohistory, Folklife, Ethnobotany, Ethnozoology, Ethnoarchaeology, Cultural Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, and Oral History.

Demonstrable experience in applying the methods and practices of Cultural Anthropology in the historic preservation arena includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research and writings on the theory or practices of Cultural Anthropology as it relates to historic preservation, historic or prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the historic or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
2. Teaching the theory or practices of Cultural Anthropology as it relates to historic preservation, historic or prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the prehistoric or historic built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
3. Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an historic preservation program or office (academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources management consulting firm, or similar professional institution) with an emphasis on the Cultural Anthropology of the United States and its Territories; OR,
4. Field work in Cultural Anthropology that emphasizes the identification, evaluation, treatment, or documentation of historic or prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the prehistoric or historic built environment of the United States and its Territories.