Specialty Surveyor, Option II - Designation of Properties to the State or National Registers

1. Hours: independent work.
   
   
2. Description: Complete a State or National Register nomination form for an archaeological site or district.  The site should be selected based on consultations with both the State PAAC Coordinator and the National and State Register Coordinator at the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP).  Fieldwork may be required depending upon which site is chosen.  The fieldwork would typically involve site mapping, boundary identification and black-and-white photos.
   
   
3. Prerequisites: Successfully complete the following courses:
   
   
   1. Introduction to Archaeology, CAS & PAAC (Scholar)
      
      
   2. Basic Site Surveying Techniques (Provisional Surveyor)
      
      
   3. Colorado Archaeology (Provisional Surveyor)
      
      
   4. Historical Archaeology (Provisional Surveyor)
      
      
   5. Research Design and Report Writing (Certified Surveyor II)
      
      
4. Requirements for certification:
   
   
   1. Read National Register Bulletin 16A (How to Complete the National Register Registration Form), and the federal and state laws which created the National and State Registers of Historic Places.  Copies of these are available from OAHP.  Discussions of the nomination process with the National and State Register Coordinator are strongly encouraged (303.866.4681).
      
      
   2. Complete a nomination form including maps and photos, and have it approved by the National and State Register Coordinator or his/her staff.
      
      
   3. If the site or district is on state, county, city or private land, the nomination form must be approved by the State Register Review Board.
      
      
   4. If the site or district is on federal land, the nomination form must be approved by the Federal Preservation Officer and/or the Colorado Historic Preservation Review Board.

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