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Cultural Resource Management and Protection James Lee Community Center 2855 Annandale Rd. Falls Church, VA 22042 Phone: 703-534-3881 Map/Directions Virginia is one of the richest historical areas in all of America. Events that shaped our country's history happened right here in Fairfax County. Traces of that history are all around us, if you know where to look. Documenting and preserving these clues to our past is essential- if we take action now can we preserve these clues for the future generations of people who will live, work, and play in Fairfax County. The archaeologists of the Cultural Resource Management and Protection team find evidence of Native American life, early exploration, our colonial past, 19th century development and the Civil War, adding to the heritage of the county and the nation. This includes illuminating the history of people who did not necessarily write it for themselves - Native Americans, African Americans, both enslaved and free, women and children, and other ordinary county citizens. The Cultural Resource Management and Protection offices are housed in the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church. In addition to office space for CRMP staff, the James Lee Community Center is home to three labs that are used by staff and volunteers to clean, analyze, and catalog prehistoric and historic artifacts. The center is also home to archival space which contains the county's collection of over three million artifacts, spanning the last 13,000 years of Fairfax County's history. About Us The Cultural Resource Management and Protection team is made up of full-time professional archaeologists, contract archaeologists, interns, and volunteers. Their division is the primary steward of cultural resources in the county. Cultural resources are defined as physical evidence of any past human activity identifiable through field survey, historical documentation, or oral history. These include archaeological sites, historic buildings, structures, objects or districts, cemeteries, and cultural landscapes. Learn more about the professionals who make up the CRMP team. The Cultural Resource Protection team has four primary tasks: To inventory, document, protect and interpret historic and archaeological resources on parklands. Conduct development plan review prior to construction so as to be able to document sites prior to development. To participate in the planning process for new and existing parkland to make sure that plans address cultural resources. To educate staff and the public about historic and archaeological resources, their protection and the destruction caused by relic hunting. To find out more about the goals and vision of the Cultural Resource Management and Protection division, please visit the Cultural Resource Management Plan web page. Publications and Presentations Archaeological Survey Data Form In order to determine the existing on-site conditions, the following information must be provided to the Cultural Resource Management and Protection Section of the Fairfax County Park Authority prior to submission of any rezoning, development plan, special exception, special permit or variance application that involves 2500 square feet or more of land disturbing activity and where the application property is located wholly or partially within or contiguous to a Historic Overlay District. Cultural Resource Management Plan The Fairfax County Park Authority Board adopted its first Cultural Resource Management Plan (CRMP) on April 26, 2006. This plan, shaped in a collaborative effort with various stakeholders, was created to guide the agency in preserving and managing cultural resources on parkland and county-wide over the next five years. Civil War Site Inventory* (Large File: 3.2MB) Brochures ResOURces Newsletter Articles Community Outreach Volunteer! Internships Partnership Organizations Archaeological Society of Virginia Northern Virginia Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Virginia