FOUNDROOTS develops research frameworks and documentation tools that help Cultural Resource Management (CRM) teams identify, interpret, and document historically underrepresented communities within compliance and preservation projects.
Our work supports Section 106 compliance, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluation, and heritage documentation by providing citation-supported research that can be integrated directly into CRM reports, proposals, and research designs.
Services include:
Regional Research Design Frameworks
(40–80 page, citation-supported, CRM-ready reports that provide historical context and research direction for large geographic regions)
Section 106 / NRHP Report Inserts & County Adaptations
(2–10 page plug-in research sections that can be inserted directly into CRM proposals, historic contexts, and evaluation reports)
Disturbance & Integrity Interpretation Guidance
(frameworks that contextualize historic processes affecting communities and landscapes rather than simply documenting loss of integrity)
Staff Training Workshops
(60–90 minute training sessions for CRM teams, including slide decks, speaker scripts, and implementation guidance)
FOUNDROOTS research is designed to be:
• CRM-compliant
• Culturally authoritative
• Citation-rich and reviewer-defensible
• Reusable across multiple bids and projects
FOUNDROOTS research approaches are informed by emerging interpretive frameworks that help CRM practitioners better identify and document historically underrepresented communities within archaeological and historical landscapes.