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Commercial archeology helps preserve cultural resources.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 25-OCT-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1063 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Most people probably don't think of archeology as a commercial enterprise. But perhaps more than half of the people who get degrees in archeology find employment in commercial applications such as doing surveys of cultural resources required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

NEPA requires projects using federal funds or receiving federal permitting be evaluated for their impact on water, air, endangered species and other environmental resources. The law also requires an assessment of the project's impact on cultural resources.

Dr. Jill-Karen Yakubik, director and owner of Earth Search, one of the largest privately-owned archaeology firms in the Mississippi/Louisiana area, recently presented a program at Millsaps College on archeological data recovery and investigation. Earth Search has a staff of more than 20 full-time historians and archeologists studying a wide range of sites and time periods.

"Our company goes out, identities cultural resources and determines their significance in terms of the National Register criteria," Yakubik said. "If those...

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