An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Author(s): Mary J. Bade; Rhonda R. Lueck
Editor(s): Michael K. Trimble; Christopher B. Pulliam
Year: 1994
Summary
From the summer of 1992 to 1993, the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) evaluated the archaeological collections for a curation-needs assessment of Mobile District, Alabama. Eleven facilities, encompassing 16 separate repositories, were evaluated in the course of the curation-needs assessment—Mississippi State University, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the Columbus Museum, West Georgia College, the University of Georgia, Jacksonville State University, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the National Park Service's Southeast Archeological Center, the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, and the Mobile District Office.
In sum, approximately 7,084 cubic feet of artifacts, 558 linear feet of records, and skeletal remains from 901 individuals from 11 facilities are being curated by 16 repositories in 5 different states. All collections require some type of rehabilitation and 75% of all of the collections require complete rehabilitation.
Cite this Record
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Mary J. Bade, Rhonda R. Lueck, Michael K. Trimble, Christopher B. Pulliam. Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments Technical Report ,No. 3. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 1994 ( tDAR id: 407092) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8B56MWJ
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Keywords
Investigation Types
Collections Research
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Heritage Management
Geographic Keywords
Auburn University
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Columbus Museum
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Jacksonville State University
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Mississippi State University
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Southeast Archaeological Center and Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research
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University of Alabama
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University of Georgia
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US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
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West Georgia College
Spatial Coverage
min long: -89.824; min lat: 29.535 ; max long: -82.09; max lat: 41.179 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, Alabama
Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, Alabama
Repository(s): Mississippi State University, Starkville; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Auburn University, Auburn; Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia; West Georgia College, Carrollton; University of Georgia, Athens; Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama; Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio; Southeast Archaeological Center, Tallahassee; Bureau of Archaeological Research, Tallahassee; Mobile District Office, Mobile
Prepared By(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, Alabama
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