Often development is viewed as the engine that keeps archaeology going in the United States, but what is the basis for this? Kirsten Lopez returns to the Go Dig a Hole podcast to discuss the NHPA law of 1966 and how it's interpreted in archaeology. We talk about historical preservation, gentrification, and why archaeology needs to clearly demonstrate a service to the public good if it's going to survive.

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