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Antiquities Act  

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  • The antiquities act of 1906 was the first law in the United States to designate and protect archaeological sites and artifacts. It gave the president the right to declare by public proclamation the creation of “national monuments, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” based on archaeological significance. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Antiquities Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H2XV6BCT-4

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