Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission
Anthropological Study No. 5
PRESERVING LOUISIANA’S LEGACY
A preserved Indian mound in Pointe Coupee Parishis surrounded by pasture and covered with vegetation.
April 1982
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
STATE OF LOUISIANA
David C. Treen
Governor
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM
Mrs. Lawrence H. Fox
Secretary
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND ANTIQUITIES COMMISSION
Ex-Officio Members
| Dr. Kathleen M. Byrd | State Archaeologist |
| Mr. Robert B. DeBlieux | Assistant Secretary, Office of Program Development |
| Mr. Frank P. Simoneaux | Secretary, Department of Natural Resources |
| Mr. Linton Ardoin | Secretary, Department of Urban and Community Affairs |
Appointed Members
Mr. William Baker
Mr. Fred Benton, Jr.
Mr. Brian Duhe
Dr. Lorraine Heartfield
Mr. Robert W. Neuman
Mrs. Lanier Simmons
Dr. Clarence H. Webb
This public document was published at an annual cost of $.30 per copy by Division of Administration,Administrative Services, P.O. Box 44095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 to makeavailable to the citizens of Louisiana through publication information about prehistoric andhistoric archaeology under authority of La. R.S. 41:1601-1613. This material was printed inaccordance with the standards for printing by state agencies established pursuant to RS.43:31.
PRESERVING LOUISIANA’S LEGACY:
Everyone Can Help
Nancy W. Hawkins
Division of Archaeology
Editor’s Note
Louisiana’s cultural heritage dates back to approximately 10,000 B.C.when Paleo-Indian hunters entered the region in search of Pleistocene biggame. Since that time, many other groups have settled in the area. Eachof these groups has left evidence of its presence in the archaeologicalrecord. The Anthropological Study series published by the Department ofCulture, Recreation & Tourism provides a readable account of variousactivities of these cultural groups.
Nancy Hawkins, outreach coordinator for the Division of Archaeology,is the author of Preserving Louisiana’s Legacy, the fifth volume inthe Anthropological Study series. This volume departs somewhat from theprevious ones in the series in that it does not describe a particular group ofpeople or archaeological sites. Rather it addresses archaeological preservationas a whole. In this volume Ms. Hawkins explains in general termshow an archaeologist studies the past, what factors affect the preservationof archaeological remains, and how government, industry, business, landowners,and other groups and individuals can contribute to the preservationof Louisiana’s archaeological heritage.
We are pleased to be able to make Preserving Louisiana’s Leg