Texas Administrative Code
Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 2 - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Chapter 25 - STATE ARCHEOLOGICAL PROGRAM
Section 25.2 - Determination of Significance
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
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.
