3. The Archeology on the Farm Project

The Archeology on the Farm Project. Improving Cultural Resource Protection on Agricultural Lands: A Vermont Example. Jack Rossen. May 1994.

Improving Cultural Resource Protection on Agricultural Lands: A Vermont Example
The Archaeology on the Farms Project of 1991-1993 was a multidimensional effort to record, evaluate, interpret and preserve cultural resources on farms in Addison County, western Vermont. Archaeological resources were the primary focus, although consideration and protection of standing historic structures was also included. Conceived and directed by Giovanna Peebles, State Archaeologist, and funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Lake Champlain Basin Program, the project worked with a variety of organizations on cultural resource protection issues. The effort focused on the Soil Conservation Service’s (SCS) Middlebury Field Office, examining patterns of SCS earth-moving projects, their effects on cultural resources, and the development of a best-practices approach to cultural resource protection during SCS projects.