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Archaeologists have an obligation to ensure the long-term survival and accessibility of collections that embody the tangible remains of community heritage and collective history. This study presents two examples of collaboration between state- and university-based archaeologists that address the current curation crisis and provide much needed training for future professionals. The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Research Center (OSARC) is the state’s repository and steward for...
Excavating the Collections: Redefining Archaeological Practice in the 21st Century through Utilizing Existing Assemblages (2015)
The Northridge Archaeological Research Center (NARC), which began as a student club on the campus of San Fernando Valley State College in 1969, was involved in more than 800 cultural resource management projects throughout Southern California before falling inactive in 1996. Accessibility of the collections has been variable over the years. In recent years however, these legacy collections which are now housed at and administered by the Anthropological Research Institute at California State...
From the Attic to the Basement: Rehousing the Archaeological Collection at Carlyle House Historic Park (2016)
The John Carlyle House, a ca. 1753 structure located in Alexandria, Virginia, is owned and operated as a historic house museum and park by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Limited archaeological survey of the site was conducted by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission in 1973, and the subsequent salvage excavations of four features were performed during restoration work on the house undertaken between 1974 and 1976. The artifact assemblage was later processed, catalogued and...
Orphaned Collections and The Curation Crisis in the Time of COVID-19 (2022)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The purpose of this research is to establish a chronology of excavations at Fort Le Boeuf, PA, to locate and summarize archaeological reports, and determine the locations of fort artifact collections. The resulting document provides a basis for potential future scholarship and/or excavation. Excavations were conducted at Fort Le Boeuf at various times by several entities beginning in the...
A Tale of Two Early Jails: Reconstructing the Archaeological Context at site 8ES1340 in Pensacola, Florida (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Boxed but not Forgotten Redux or: How I Learned to Stop Digging and Love Old Collections" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As the cost and space associated with curating large amounts of excavated materials surmount available resources, researchers have justified curating such collections by advocating their research potential and contribution to new archaeological perspectives (Voss 2012; Voss and Kane...
This Is the Way: Moving Toward Best Practices in Collection and Data Submission to Archaeological Repositories (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological repositories curate artifacts and associated documentation for state, tribal and federal agencies. In carrying out their legally mandated duties, each repository faces unique challenges, but common to all is the well-documented, multifaceted national curation crisis. The Arizona State Museum (ASM) is no exception, with personnel working to...