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Cemeteries are unique cultural resources requiring specialized services for their analysis and treatment. Cemeteries must be addressed under the National Historic Preservation Act as potential National Register sites during Section 106 compliance, and require evaluation both for their architecture - tombstones, monuments, vaults, and landscapes - as well as their potential to provide important archaeological data. More and more southern states are requiring that archaeologists also handle the identification, definition, and removal of historic cemeteries. New South Associates has considerable experience in the treatment of cemetery sites. 

We are familiar with a variety of techniques used to identify the locations of historic graves, and have used these methods successfully on a number of projects. We have worked with consultants providing expert remote sensing capabilities such as ground-penetrating radar as well as with more traditional survey methods such as probing and test trenching. This experience and the ability to accurately recognize and define cemeteries can only be gained through practical application, and New South Associates is well regarded for its successful work with cemetery sites. We have assessed cemeteries for their eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, both above and below the ground, and worked with in-house and consultant physical anthropologists to identify and interpret human physical remains. Whatever your needs, from a simple removal and relocation to a more complicated archaeological data recovery excavation and analysis, New South Associates is well qualified for work with cemetery sites.

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