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22 <br /> 2.0 Cultural and Geologic Contexts <br /> 2. 1 Introduction <br /> These contexts and the CRMP define a cultural resource as the <br /> physical remains of past human activity having demonstrable <br /> association with prehistoric, historical events, individuals or <br /> cultural systems. Cultural resources may include such things as <br /> archaeological sites, districts and objects; standing historical <br /> structures, objects or groups of resources; locations of <br /> important historic events; or places, objects and living or non- <br /> living things that are important to the practice and continuity <br /> of traditional cultures. Under the broader heading of cultural <br /> resources are three more restrictive terms, historic property, <br /> traditional use area and sacred or religious site. <br /> Historic Property is a legal term and refers specifically to any <br /> cultural resource listed on or considered eligible for inclusion <br /> in the National Register of Historic Places. A historic property <br /> may be an archaeological site, a historical site, or a <br /> traditional use area. Not all such sites meet the specific NRHP <br /> i criteria for historic property designation. <br /> A traditional use area is a place or landscape that is important <br /> to a traditional culture. It may include such things as a <br /> community, a sacred site or an area from which food and nonfood <br /> resources were obtained. <br /> Sacred sites are places important to the practice of traditional <br /> religions. Their relationship to traditional religions makes it <br /> possible for sacred sites to become historic properties but they <br /> are also considered under statutes designed to protect First <br /> Amendment guarantees to the free practice of religions. <br /> Cultural resources are the physical remains of past human <br /> activity and present a clear tie between the present and the <br /> past. These tangible remains are protected under federal, state <br />