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Miami skyscraper site yields archaeological dig
Original: “They paved paradise / And put up a parking lot”*… Archaeologists conduct a dig at the site of a planned skyscraper in M
Archaeologists are excavating a construction site in downtown Miami where a skyscraper is planned, a dig carried out under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which has required federal agencies since the 1960s to weigh effects on historic resources before building. The story has drawn wry comparisons to Joni Mitchell's lyric about paving paradise.
Why now: The tension between development and heritage protection in a booming Miami skyline is a recurring source of public interest.
MiamiNational Historic Preservation ActSection 106
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- “They paved paradise / And put up a parking lot”*… Archaeologists conduct a dig at the site of a planned skyscraper in Miami in 2023 For 60 years, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has required federal agencies to “take into account” the effects of their… · roughlydaily@roughlydaily.com · 2
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