Historic and prehistoric archeological or cultural sites. These are usually artifacts or other physical remains of previous inhabitants, and are protected under the Antiquities Act of 1906, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and other statutes.
As used in this report, natural or manmade features having cultural or historical significance, such as structures, graves, religious sites, vistas, or bodies of water.
sites and objects of extreme spiritual and cultural importance to the Inuvialuit.
Archaeological and historical sites, historic architecture and engineering, and traditional cultural properties.
Any prehistoric or historic remains, artifacts, or indicators of human activities. Such remains may offer significant information and be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register)
The fragile and nonrenewable remains of human activity found in historic districts, sites, buildings, and artifacts that are important in past and present human events.
A term coined with the appearance of historic preservation laws in the 1960s and 1970s, and intended to mean all archaeological and historical properties and data, including traditional cultural properties, in a given area.
The physical remains (artifacts, ruins, burial mounds, carvings, etc.) that represent former human cultures.
Natural and man-made resources related to open space, natural beauty, scientific study, outdoor education, archaeological and historic sites, and recreation.
Archaeological sites, structures, buildings, objects, oral or written histories, artifacts, and any other items that comprise material expressions of human culture.
Sites, structures, landscapes, and objects of some importance to a culture or community for scientific, traditional, religious, or other reasons.
Relates only to remains and sites associated with human activity or activities or elements or areas of natural landscape which traditional cultural significance.
The archaeological and historical remains of human occupation or use. Includes any manufactured objects, such as tools or buildings. May also include objects, sites, or geological/geographical locations significant to Native Americans.
Includes items, structures, etc. of historical, archaeological, or architectural significance.
Any definite location of past human activity identifiable through field survey, historical documentation, or oral evidence. This includes archaeological or architectural sites, structures, or places and places of traditional cultural or religious importance to specific groups whether or not represented by physical remains. ( FEMAT, IX-8)
Sites or structures, including their landscape settings, which exemplify the cultural, archeological, architectural, economic, social, political, or historic heritage of the community.
Any historic (or prehistoric) district, site, building, structure, or object that is either listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Examples include such items as artifacts, records, structures and remains.
Objects, locations, or other artifacts, such as buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts, which represent a unique part of our cultural heritage and history.
Cultural resources are those sites or structures, including their landscape settings that exemplify the cultural, architectural, economic, social, political, or historic heritage of the County or its communities. Such sites or structures have been; 1) listed on, or determined eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places or the Virginia Landmarks Register; 2) determined to be a contributing structure within a district so listed or eligible for listing; 3) located within and considered as a contributing structure within a Fairfax County Historic Overlay District; or 4) listed on, or having a reasonable potential as determined by the County for meeting the criteria for listing on, the Fairfax County Inventories of Historic or Archaeological Sites.