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Archaeological Collections Management: From Shoeboxes to Computer Systems (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Vicki Finley.

Proper collections management is crucial to archaeology. Recent trends in conservation archaeology recognize the nonrenewable nature of archaeological sites and highlight the research potential of existing archaeological collections.


Fracture Patterns of Bones in Archaeological Contexts: Significance of the Casper Site Materials (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Akira Ono.

In the study of Paleolithic flaked bone tools, the most important criteria are the quality of preservation and completeness when we are trying to elucidate details of fracture on cylindrical bones. There are virtually no examples which adequately satisfy these criteria. We must use specimens which are as close to the ideal conditions. The close-to-the-ideal conditions are: 1) the bones are from sites where hunting of large mammals was carried out; 2) the site is considered or close to...