Curating Archaeological Collections
by Sullivan, Lynne P.; Childs, Terry S.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-12
Publisher(s): AltaMira Press
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Summary
Introduction to curation and preservation of archaeological materials. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Author Biography
Lynne P. Sullivan is curator of archaeology at the Frank H. McClung Museum and research associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee S. Terry Childs is an archaeologist in the Archeology and Ethnography Program of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
| Series Editors' Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Brief History of Archaeological Curation in the United States | p. 5 |
| The Museum Era of Archaeology: Nineteenth Century to the 1930s | |
| Early Federal Archaeology Programs: 1930s and 1940s | |
| The Postwar Construction Boom and the "New Archaeology": 1945 to 1970 | |
| Making versus Caring for Collections: The 1970s and Beyond | |
| Conclusion | |
| The Current Status of Archaeological Collections | p. 23 |
| Federal Legislation and Policy | |
| Key Elements of the Curation Crisis | |
| The Bright Side | |
| Repositories: What Are They, and What Do They Do? | p. 45 |
| Kinds of Repositories | |
| What a Repository Does and Why | |
| Responsibilities and Training of Repository Staff | |
| Conclusion | |
| Managing Curated Collections: The Basics | p. 59 |
| Acquisitions Policies and Practices | |
| Accessioning | |
| Cataloging | |
| Collections Preparation: Labeling and Conservation | |
| Storage | |
| Inventory Control and Data Management | |
| Deaccessioning | |
| Public Access and Use | |
| Conclusion | |
| Making a Collection: Fieldwork Practices and Curation Considerations | p. 79 |
| Before the Field: Project Design | |
| In the Field: Sampling and Conservation | |
| In the Laboratory: Applying the Sampling Strategy and More Conservation | |
| In Your Office after the Field Project: Records Management | |
| Conclusion | |
| Working with a Repository | p. 91 |
| Arranging for Long-term Curation | |
| Using Curated Collections | |
| Conclusion | |
| The Future of Archaeological Collections Curation | p. 103 |
| Access: Collections in the Computer Age | |
| Use of Curated Collections | |
| The "Big Picture": Curated Collections as Samples of the Archaeological Record | |
| Encouraging Repositories to Curate Representative Samples of the Archaeological Record | |
| Coordinated Regional Planning | |
| Support for Curating Archaeological Collections | |
| Is It All Worth It? | |
| Useful Internet Sites Related to Curating Archaeological Collections | p. 121 |
| References | p. 127 |
| Index | p. 141 |
| About the Authors and Series Editors | p. 147 |
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