Natural Resources and Management
Cultural resources are the traces of all past activities and
accomplishments of people that includes designated historic districts,
archeological sites, buildings, structures, and objects. These also include less
tangible forms like aspects of folklife, traditional or religious practices, and
landscapes. These nonrenewable resources often yield unique information about
past societies and environments, and can provide answers for modern day social
and conservation problems.
a ship wreck
an arrowhead
a canon
an Indian campsite
Indian rock art
a tin can
a Victorian house
an historic mining town
an irrigation canal
a dam
All of these can be cultural resources. Cultural resources are the
physical remains of a people's way of life that archaeologists and historians
study to try to interpret how people lived. Cultural resources are important
because they help us to learn about our past. These tangible remains help......
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