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This is a list of cultural-heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by state. Only those buildings and structures which fulfill Wikipedia's standards of notability should be included. The simplest test of this is whether the building or structure has its own article page.
All NHLs are also included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), a list of some 80,000 historic properties that the National Park Service deems to be worthy of recognition. The primary difference between an NHL and a NRHP listing is that the NHLs are determined to have national significance, while other NRHP properties are deemed ...
There are 26 World Heritage Sites in the United States, with a further 17 on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]
Americana artifacts are related to the history, geography, folklore, and cultural heritage of the United States of America. Americana is any collection of materials and things concerning or characteristic of the United States or of the American people, and is representative or even stereotypical of American culture as a whole. [1] [2]
They constructed a mound over the remains. They also placed artifacts, such as copper figures, mica, arrowheads, shells and pipes in the mounds. Mount Vernon Site: Posey County, Indiana: 1 to 300 CE Crab Orchard Culture: One of the largest known Hopewell mounds. Large quantities of artifacts, including intact cloth and leather ornaments, were ...
An archaeological artefact is any item that has been made or modified by past human cultures. Archaeologists give names to the artefacts that they find. These names may not always reflect the true purpose of the item and are sometimes deliberately vague.
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The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States.More than 20 million items of original material [1] are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washington, D.C., and New York City.