Office of History and Office of History and ArchaeologyArchaeology

ACMP Enhancement Grants ACMP Enhancement Grants Program UpdateProgram Update

Robyn J. Miller - ArchaeologistRobyn J. Miller - Archaeologist

Alaska State Historic Alaska State Historic Preservation Office Preservation Office (SHPO)(SHPO) Mandated by state and federal Mandated by state and federal

laws to maintain Alaska’s historic laws to maintain Alaska’s historic and archaeologic site inventory and archaeologic site inventory recordsrecords

Alaska Heritage Resources Survey Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS) database(AHRS) database

Alaska Heritage Alaska Heritage Resources Survey Resources Survey (AHRS)(AHRS) The State’s official inventory of all The State’s official inventory of all

reported historic and prehistoric sites reported historic and prehistoric sites within Alaskawithin Alaska

Includes objects, structures, buildings, Includes objects, structures, buildings, sites, districts, and travel ways, with a sites, districts, and travel ways, with a general provision that they are over 50 general provision that they are over 50 years oldyears old

To date, over 22,000 sites have been To date, over 22,000 sites have been reported within Alaskareported within Alaska

Fundamental use is to protect cultural Fundamental use is to protect cultural resources from unwanted destructionresources from unwanted destruction

AHRS, continuedAHRS, continued

Coastal Districts (and their Coastal Districts (and their respective communities) may respective communities) may receive approval from OHA to receive approval from OHA to access this databaseaccess this database

Backlog of cultural resource Backlog of cultural resource reports that need to be entered or reports that need to be entered or updated in the AHRS databaseupdated in the AHRS database

ACMP Enhancement Grant ACMP Enhancement Grant

20082008 Southeast Alaska Southeast Alaska Primary Objective:Primary Objective:

– Increase cultural resources knowledge Increase cultural resources knowledge base within Southeast Alaskabase within Southeast Alaska

MethodsMethods

Identify recorded sites in AHRS Identify recorded sites in AHRS databasedatabase

Review cultural resources reports Review cultural resources reports in backlog filesin backlog files

Update/edit/review/create AHRS Update/edit/review/create AHRS recordsrecords

Map records on USGS maps and Map records on USGS maps and electronic AHRSLE databaseelectronic AHRSLE database

ResultsResults

Over 500 AHRS records were Over 500 AHRS records were editededited

Records electronically mapped in Records electronically mapped in AHRSLEAHRSLE

AHRS database is more complete AHRS database is more complete and accurateand accurate

Creates a more streamlined Creates a more streamlined system for project reviewsystem for project review

Future PlansFuture Plans

2009: Southcentral Alaska2009: Southcentral Alaska Northwest & Southwest AlaskaNorthwest & Southwest Alaska

Contact InformationContact Information

www.dnr.alaska.gov/parks/ohawww.dnr.alaska.gov/parks/oha

robyn.miller@alaska.govrobyn.miller@alaska.gov

907-269-8717 – direct line907-269-8717 – direct line

907-269-8721 – main line907-269-8721 – main line