Introduction to Cultural Resources
November 19 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

You’ll learn about regulatory strategies for consideration of our nation’s cultural resources and who is involved in the discussion. You’ll also gain an understanding of what triggers a need for cultural resources studies, ways to incorporate early consideration of cultural resources into project planning, and how field studies and laboratory analysis are performed. Specific resource types and their importance will also be discussed, incorporating real-world examples from past projects.
Featured Speakers
Paula Miller
Paula R. Miller has over 30 years of professional experience in cultural resources management in compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, as well as other federal, state and local regulations in the Mid-Atlantic, Chesapeake, and eastern Ohio Valley regions of the United States. Paula has extensive project experience in the transportation, oil and gas, residential, commercial, and industrial development, telecommunications, and renewables sectors. She has designed, implemented, and managed archaeological and architectural surveys, evaluated resources for eligibility in the National Register of Historic Places, and completed archaeological data recovery and creative mitigation projects for a range of historic property types. Paula is the primary author of over 200 technical documents, including Phase Ia/Ib, II, and III archaeological reports, evaluations of eligibility and effects for architectural resources, Section 4(f) statements, and Section 106 agreement documents, and has contributed to environmental assessments, historic bridge rehabilitation reports, and conservation plans. Paula also has experience in geophysical survey, stream and wetland delineation, archaeological and ecological monitoring, collections management, Tribal consultation, and the inventory, assessment, and interpretation of landscapes and material culture for nationally and internationally significant historic sites. Since 2019, Paula has served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Lancaster Township Historical Commission. Her primary responsibilities include reviewing historic marker requests and demolition permits, and assisting with updates to the Township’s historic resources inventory.
Eric Scuoteguazza, RPA
Eric Scuoteguazza is the Corporate Cultural Resources Practice Lead for CEC and is a registered professional archaeologist with 30+ years’ experience conducting Phase I, II, and III cultural resources investigations throughout the United States. He has forged close working relationships with state historic agencies and gained valuable knowledge of the internal operating procedures of state and federal regulatory agencies. He is an expert-level practitioner of compliance procedures under various federal implementation codes. Exceeding the professional requirements of the United States Secretary of Interior Standards (36 CFR 61), he specializes in the Section 106 compliance process and has served as a Qualified Professional Archaeologist for PennDOT, as delegated by the Federal Highway Administration. In this capacity, Eric acquired extensive training and experience in the federal historical compliance process and Tribal consultation.