Attachment 4- Cultural Resources Awareness Handout.pdf

This document is a Cultural Resources Awareness Training handout for Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) that provides guidelines for protecting archaeological and cultural resources. The document defines cultural resources as physical evidence of past human activity, including historic-era resources over 50 years old, military resources, and American Indian/Prehistoric resources dating up to 12,000 years old. Key protective instructions include not picking up or disturbing items found at archaeological sites, with the Environmental Management Group working closely with security to enforce cultural resources protection through measures like surveillance cameras near archaeological sites.

The handout highlights several relevant laws protecting cultural resources, including the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and National Historic Preservation Act. Visual elements include images of archaeological artifacts such as stone tools, glass bottles, historical markers, and a sign indicating that EAFB archaeological sites are federally protected, with a clear message that these resources are irreplaceable and must be preserved.