Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources
Plan Bay Area 2050 3.7 Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources 3.7 CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES This section evaluates the potential cultural resource impacts resulting from the implementation of the proposed Plan. Cultural resources generally are the material remains of human activity identified with either the prehistoric inhabitants of the area (any time before the arrival of the Spanish in the latter half of the 18th century) or with the historic inhabitants. The historic period begins with the arrival of the Spanish. Cultural resources in the Bay Area reflect centuries of human settlement in the region and document the changing character of economic, social, and spiritual activities. They include prehistoric resources, historic-period resources, and tribal cultural resources (the latter as defined by Assembly Bill (AB) 52, Statutes of 2014, in PRC Section 21074), as well as sensitive locations where resources are likely to be identified in the future based on our existing knowledge of historic and prehistoric settlement patterns. Archaeological resources are locations where human activity has measurably altered the earth or left deposits of prehistoric or historic-era physical remains (e.g., stone tools, bottles, former roads, house foundations). Historical (or built-environment) resources include standing buildings (e.g., houses, barns, outbuildings, cabins) and intact structures (e.g., dams, bridges, roads, districts), or landscapes. Tribal cultural resources generally are sites, features, places, cultural
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