| Abstract: |
It is generally accepted that cultural resources, both tangible and intangible, are important, and have potential value and meaning for human beings (e.g. see Lipe 1984, 1985). Because a great number of cultural resources, especially archaeological remains and historic sites, have been destroyed and the situation seems to continue, most nations of the world now have some policy of conservation of their cultural resources. The basic conservation and protection problems most nations have encountered include looting (see Hutt, Jones and McAllister 1992, Pumathon 1994 for examples), smuggling, destructive development activities such as land alteration for agriculture, road construction, dam building, and apathetic public attitudes toward archaeological work.
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