ANTH 201 Lecture 8: Cultural Heritage Laws

• School: McGill University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 201
• Professor: Lisa Overholtzer

Document Summary

Historic sites act of 1935: national historic landmark destination; authorizes archaeological survey before federal development. National historic preservation act of 1966: strengthens national historic landmark registry and integrates state and local agencies into national program. National environmental policy act of 1969: requires federal. Agencies to specify the impact of development programs on cultural resources. Archaeological resources protection act of 1979: provides criminal and civil penalties for looting on public and native america lands. Cultural property act of 1983: provides sanctions on international transportation of antiquities. Federal abandoned shipwreck act of 1988: provides protection for shipwrecks of archaeological importance. Nagpra, 1990: specifies the return/repatriation of native american remains and grave goods by u. s. museums to tribes. Convention on cultural property implementation act of 1982: u. s. participation in unesco ban on international transportation of antiquities. Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage (world heritage. Matters pertaining to "property" are primarily under provincial jurisdiction according to the constitution.