Express Archaeological Solutions

SERVICES

Express Archaeological Solutions is a full service cultural resource firm, offering a wide range of services relating to cultural resource management, Native American consultation, and ethnohistory. Governmental agencies are required to identify, evaluate, and preserve cultural resources on lands under their jurisdiction and to insure that government funded, initiated, authorized, or sponsored activities do not negatively effect cultural resources. Such requirements are mandated by the Antiquities Act of 1906 (Public Law 59-209), Historic Sites Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-292), National Historical Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (Public Law 89-665), National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190), Preservation of Historic and Archaeological Data, as amended (Public Law 93-291), American Indian Religious Freedom Act (Public Law 95-341), Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-95), and other state and federal legislation relating to cultural resources.

Our cultural resource program is designed to assist our clients in achieving compliance with these laws and regulations in a cost-effective, scientifically credible manner. Our goal is to satisfy the needs of our clients as well as the regulatory agencies with whom we work. We always keep the interests of our clients at the forefront while providing solutions that assure compliance with the regulatory requirements.

Our team of experienced scientists effectively manage a wide variety of cultural resource projects. This team includes archaeologists, historians, paleontological specialists, and ethnographers with regional specialties relevant to various areas within the West. As a result of years of field, analysis, and management experience, our specialists have developed effective and practical approaches to cultural resource solutions. Our staff is experienced with the design and implementation of multi disciplinary, complex cultural resource projects involving multiple elements and phases. Moreover, our experience makes our staff highly effective in assisting our clients in problem solving and coordination with agencies and regulators. We are committed to first class service to our clients and will accept nothing but complete satisfaction from you.

FIELD, RESEARCH, AND LABORATORY SERVICES

Specializing in all forms of historic and prehistoric cultural resource studies:

Archaeological surveys

Monitoring

Site testing and mitigation

National Register of Historic Places evaluations and nominations

Development of cultural resource management plans

Marine Archaeology

Architectural surveys

Impact assessments

Research designs

Ethnoarchaeology

Paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Geoarchaeology

Paleontology

Providing a wide range of historic and historic archaeology services:

Historical Assessments

Historic resource recordation and evaluation

Historical research and summaries

Land, water, and resource use histories

National Register of Historic Places evaluations and nominations

Regional historical overviews

Historical themes/contexts development

Land tenure and land use practices

Library and archival research

Environmental history investigations

Multi-ethnic oral history interviews

Assisting with Native American consultation with regard to the following legislation:

Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP)

Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA)

American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA)