The Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Hidden Treasures of the American West

• Main Author: The Wilderness Society
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
• Subjects: Historic Background Research; Heritage Management; Conservation; Cultural Resource Management; Law; Theodore Roosevelt; National Monument; Archaeological Permits; Yukon; Theodore; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV87D2SPT_meta$v=1487965553572

This is a two page overview of the Antiquities Act by the Wilderness Society.. Since Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906, presidents—Republicans and Democrats alike—have used the Act more than 100 times to preserve some of our most spectacular and historically important public lands. Althoug...