Practical Heritage Management

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A Reasonable and Good Faith Effort

Scott F. Anfinson (Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (retired))

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Rowman & Littlefield
23 April 2026

Museums & museology; Archaeology

This comprehensive updated edition of Practical Heritage Management addresses updates in laws and new practices in heritage management, using perspectives from archaeology, history, and architecture.

Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the identification, protection, and interpretation of archaeological sites, historic structures, cultural artifacts, and other elements of cultural heritage both tangible and intangible. In this thoroughly updated and expanded second edition, Scott Anfinson presents a comprehensive overview of American heritage management, as well as a new chapter on international heritage management. This second edition also includes discussion of new guidelines for traditional cultural properties (TCPs) and new regulations implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). It has an expanded discussion of Indigenous aspects of CHM including US Pacific Island and Caribbean territories. It also expands the discussion of intangible cultural resources. While emphasizing that the American CHM system in law and practice is currently focused almost exclusively on tangible aspects, intangible aspects are critically important to many communities and help explain the nature of tangible manifestations and how they are deemed significant.

The main purposes of this second edition remain the same as the first edition: to help teach the basics of CHM to the next generation of professionals and to provide current professionals with a detailed overview of the American system.. Unlike other textbooks, Anfinson’s book covers all three major CHM professions: archaeology, history, and architecture, as well as presenting a full chapter on the history of American CHM.

The book chapters cover definitions; a historical background to provide essential context; the legal and procedural framework of the American federal CHM system; the principal professional players in American CHM; Indigenous aspects; international CHM; practical perspectives and critical evaluations of important aspects of and problems with the current American CHM system, with suggestions for improvement.

By: Scott F. Anfinson (Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (retired))
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781538179314
ISBN 10: 1538179318
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 23 April 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments About the Author About the Cover 1. The Purpose, Structure, and Language of American Heritage Management 2. The History of American Heritage Management: A War Story 3. Government Structure, Legal System and Early Laws: Mortar and Some Brick 4. The National Historic Preservation Act: A Firm Foundation 5. The National Register of Historic Places: Keystone or Cornerstone? 6. Section 106 of NHPA: The Front Wall 7. More Environmental Process Laws: The Other Walls 8. Federal Specialty Laws: The Rest of the Structure 9. Federal System Players: The Ground Floor of Heritage Management 10. Nonfederal Heritage Management: The Building’s Other Occupants 11. Among the Professionals: Archaeology 12. Among the Professionals: History and Architecture 13. Indigenous Matters: Intangibles Included 14. International Heritage Management: Intangibles Included 15. Conclusions: Looking Back, Looking Forward Appendixes Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Cultural Heritage Management Abbreviations References Cited Index

Scott F. Anfinson is a former Minnesota State Archaeologist. Prior to that he directed a highway archaeology survey for the Minnesota Historical Society and was the archaeologist for the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, helping to implement the National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places. He taught cultural heritage management at the University of Minnesota for 15 years. He has been awarded two Fulbright Research Grants to study Norwegian heritage management at the University of Oslo. Anfinson has written and edited numerous publications including Practical Heritage Management: Preserving a Tangible Past (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), Manual for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota (office of the State Archaeologist 2011), Southwestern Minnesota Archaeology (Minnesota Historical Society Press 1997), The Archaeology of the Central Minneapolis Riverfront (The Minnesota Archaeologist 1989, 1990), and A Handbook of Minnesota Prehistoric Ceramics (Minnesota Archaeological Society 1978). He has served as president of the Council for Minnesota Archaeology, editor of The Minnesota Archaeologist, director of the Minnesota Shipwreck Survey, and principal director of the Minnesota Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites.

Reviews for Practical Heritage Management: A Reasonable and Good Faith Effort

Practical Heritage Management: A Reasonable and Good Faith Effort by Scott F. Anfinson more than meets the need for a textbook for students and young professionals. It demonstrates to everyone who should become involved in what discussions, when, and why. No single way of doing things is correct; not all are appropriate. Thoughtful solutions are possible, however. Drawing on 40 years of experience teaching Heritage Management at the University of Minnesota and serving as State Archaeologist, this is a remarkably insightful, authoritative work by a seasoned expert. It will become a valued reference. -- Michael A. Tomlan, Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Planning, Cornell University