Crisis and Opportunity: Legacy Collections and Archaeological Research in the 21st Century

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

Museum curators, archaeologists, and researchers are forging ahead with creative and innovative ways of dealing with the day-to-day realities of the curation crisis in the 21st century. This crisis is a national phenomenon. However, recent collaborations between museum staff, academic and professional archaeologists, students, and local archaeological organizations, presents an opportunity to demonstrate the research and curation value of connecting students and researchers with existing scholarly assets – such as legacy collections - in lieu of creating new collections. This session highlights current research with existing archaeological collections from the American Southwest, and provides a forum to continue the dialogue on addressing the curation crisis.

Other Keywords
legacy collections • Curation • Catalina Island • Education • Historical Archaeology • Archaeology • Lithic Assemblages • Collections • Collections Management • Museum Collections

Geographic Keywords
North America - California • North America - Southwest

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  1. Addressing the Curation Crisis through Research in University Legacy Collections (2015)
  2. Ethical Consumption and Archaeological Ethics: a case study in the responsible treatment of cultural collections and the resulting lessons learned (2015)
  3. Examination of an archaeological legacy collection from San Fernando Mission, California. (2015)
  4. Excavating the Collections: Redefining Archaeological Practice in the 21st Century through Utilizing Existing Assemblages (2015)
  5. An Exploration Into a New Method of Skeletal Inventory in a Curatorial Setting (2015)
  6. Forget Me Nots: Smaller Collections Need Archaeologists Too (2015)
  7. Forgotten Finds: Updating Existing Collections for Modern Research (2015)
  8. It Takes a Village to Curate Burro Flats (2015)
  9. Legacy Collections in Public Education (2015)
  10. A "Lost" Collection Makes Its Way Home: The Long Road of the Lost Village of Encino (2015)
  11. Turning "Crisis" into Opportunity: Rediscovering and Reconnecting with a Colonial Era California Collection (2015)
  12. Understanding Island Tongva Villages: Results From the Catalina Island Museum's Toyon Collection (2015)
  13. Unearthing the Mysteries of the Frank Palmer Archaeology Collections (2015)