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Shane is a professional historian and archaeologist who is the founder, owner, and operator of Hope Archaeology, Inc. in Billings, Montana. He is also a connoisseur of life and collector of experiences, born and raised on an eastern Montana ranch and equally familiar with the saddle and the swather. Providing archaeological and historical consultation and providing Cultural Resource Management (CRM) services is his specialty. This includes performing research and field surveys that comply with all local, state, and federal regulations for projects involving public lands or utilizing public funding.
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The Bakken-Where History & the Future Intersect
“Cultural Resource Management” – wow , that’s a big governmental sounding term! So, let’s just call it CRM for short. CRM is the process we use to determine if archaeological or historical properties (that’s sites more than 50 years old) are within a project’s “Area of Potential Effect”. (Yes, I know, another big governmental sounding [...]
