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TITLE 13CULTURAL RESOURCES
PART 2TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
CHAPTER 25STATE ARCHEOLOGICAL PROGRAM
RULE §25.2Determination of Significance

A determination of significance is used by the Archeology Division to help decide which archeological sites are most worthy of recording, investigation, preservation, and other treatment. Considered in a determination of significance are the following:

  (1) listing in the National Register of Historic Places;

  (2) designation as a state antiquities landmark;

  (3) qualification, as determined by the commission, as an eligible property under the criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places or for designation as a state antiquities landmark;

  (4) marking by an official Texas historical marker of any type, including centennial markers;

  (5) determination by the state archeologist or the commission that the site or resource is capable of yielding information important to the understanding of history; and

  (6) an age of at least 50 years, unless younger and determined by the state archeologist or the commission to be of transcendent historical or cultural importance.


Source Note: The provisions of this §25.2 adopted to be effective May 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 2977

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