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ARTICLEFigure 5: State population vs. number of CRM firms per state.Each variable used to suggest CRM-training value per region is not without shortcomings. The argumentfor using population as a proxy measurement for need of CRM training has its limits. Likewise,the number of NADB reports filed is not without its problems or by any means a complete up-to-datedataset. The number of CRM firms per geographic division is not dependent on that division’s CRMtrainingopportunities—for example, migration of trained CRM specialists to CRM firms in differentstates obviously occurs. The models do not directly address all of the trends worrying observers of CRM,public, and academic archaeology (e.g., Clark 2004; Moore 2005, 2006; Whitley 2004). Nor are the modelspresented here meant to spur any particular university to add more CRM-oriented courses. Rather,the goal was only to identify national trends in CRM training and geographic zones that could benefitfrom more training opportunities.Acknowledgments. For encouragement, ideas, and positive feedback, I’d like to thank Matt Landt. Allmistakes and shortcomings remain my own.References CitedClark, G. A.2004 Status, Context, and History in American Academic Archaeology. The SAA Archaeological Record 4(2):9–12.Gillespie, S. D.2004 Training the Next Generations of Academic Archaeologists. The SAA Archaeological Record 4(2):13–17.Moore, L. E.2005 A Forecast for American Archaeology. The SAA Archaeological Record 5(4):13–16.2006 CRM: Beyond Its Peak. The SAA Archaeological Record 6(1):30–33.Vawser, A. M. W.2004 Teaching Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management. The SAA Archaeological Record 4(2):18–19.White, N. M., B. R. Weisman, R. H. Tykot, E. C. Wells, K. L. Davis-Salazar, J. W. Arthur, and K. Weedman2004 Academic Archaeology is Public Archaeology. The SAA Archaeological Record 4(2):26–29.Whitley, T. G.2004 CRM Training in Academic Archaeology. The SAA Archaeological Record 4(2):20–25.28 The SAA Archaeological Record • September 2007