How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Many museums nationwide have archaeological collections available to researchers that are underutilized. This underutilization is due in part to lack of knowledge about available collections and how to initiate research at a museum. This poster session gives archaeologists the opportunity to talk with numerous curators and collections managers about their collections, how to access their collections, and discuss relevant museum policies (such as destructive analysis). In addition to this, the session will feature recent research conducted with museum collections to inspire possible research projects that can be done with museum collections and allow archaeologists the opportunity to obtain advice from those who have successfully executed museum based research projects.

Other Keywords
Museums, Collections, and Repatriation • Conservation and Curation • Ceramic Analysis • Archaic • Ancestral Pueblo • Geoarchaeology • History Of Archaeology • Zooarchaeology • Ethics • Paleoethnobotany

Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country) • USA (Country) • Republic of El Salvador (Country) • Cayman Islands (Country) • Belize (Country) • Republic of Honduras (Country) • Republic of Cuba (Country) • Jamaica (Country) • Republic of Nicaragua (Country)

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  • The Archaeological Repository of Colorado State University: Expanding Opportunities for Accessibility and Research (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeannine Pedersen-Guzman. Jason LaBelle.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Colorado State University is one of many universities and museums with extensive collections of archaeological material. Each institution has unique and noteworthy collections with material specific to the region and to the research interests of faculty and curators. The...

  • Assessing Archaeological Applications of Curated Sediment Samples: A Case Study at Mesa Portales (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Nathan Shelley.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This project assesses the research utility of curated sediment samples excavated at Mesa Portales, New Mexico. These archaeological deposits date to the Pueblo III period (1150-1300 AD) and contain evidence suggesting two traditionally estranged cultures, Gallina and...

  • Blind Dates and Nervous Anticipation: Adding Temporal Context to Perishable Artifacts in Legacy Collections from eastern Utah (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Tim Riley.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Ephraim P. and Dorothy Hickman Pectol Collection, probably the largest single collection of Fremont-associated perishable artifacts, was donated to the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum in the Spring of 2017. Most of this collection was amassed from...

  • A Career to Celebrate: The Achievements of S. Terry Childs and Her Impact on Archaeological Collections (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Danielle Benden.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. For many years, S. Terry Childs has led the charge on all things related to archaeological curation and collections management. With a keen focus, she has carried the torch on training and practice, shining a light on archaeological collections and the need for their...

  • Caribbean Archaic Faunal Exploitation: Analysis of Museum Collections (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Roger Colten. Brian Worthington.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Yale Peabody Museum curates one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive archaeological collections from the greater Caribbean region. These collections were acquired during a multi-decade research program on the culture history of the region. While the focus of...

  • Duck. Duck. Goose? A Ceramic Survey Grows into a Primer on Variability (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Julia Clifton.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. A systematic survey of archaeological vessels in the collections of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe revealed almost 100 bird form jars, frequently referred to as duck pots or shoe jars, from New Mexico and its border environs. The survey found, among other...

  • Enhancing Preservation and Access to Archaeological Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Stephen Nash. Michele Koons. Melissa Bechhoefer. Krista Barry. Sarah Carlson.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) Archaeology Collection represents an important, yet underutilized, cross-section of ancient material culture from around the world. The collection contains more than 72,000 objects, yet its contents are unknown to the vast...

  • Identification of Wood Used at Daugherty Cave, WY (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Lemminger.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. From 1954 to 1957 Dr. Frison excavated Daugherty Cave (48-WA-302). Various perishable artifacts were recovered from the site including moccasins, basketry, cordage, wood, hide and sinew. It is a Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric site on the west side of the Bighorn...

  • Keeping Track of it All: Building a Repository Database from the Ground Up (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Heidi Van Etten. Chase M. Mahan. Marieka Arksey.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist (OWSA) and the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office are shifting towards digital-only submissions for professional archaeological projects through new and interconnected database-and-web-interface systems going live in...

  • Museum Manners: Brushing Up on Research Etiquette by Learning from the Mistakes of Others (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only C. L. Kieffer.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Following rules and common courtesy go a long way in the realm of research, and museums research is no different. Yet, the museum world is so different from the field and most degree course work typically does not cover how to conduct museum based research. Therefore you...

  • Na Ko`i O Wai`ahukini: Adze Size and Sources of Toolstone at Wai`ahukini Rockshelter (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher Crews. Emily Opack.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Wai‘ahukini Rockshelter (H8/50-Ha-B21-006), located near South Point on the Island of Hawai‘i, was initially investigated by K. P. Emory, W. Bonk, and Y. Sinoto in the 1950s. The collection has since been curated at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, HI....

  • Planning Research at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory and Don’t Forget your Cowboy Boots (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Marybeth Tomka. Lauren Bussiere.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) is the oldest and largest archaeological repository in Texas, housing many millions of artifacts from more than 8,000 sites in Texas and beyond. Collections at TARL range from massive WPA...

  • Research Opportunities in Archaeology at the Fowler Museum at UCLA (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jillien Keim Malott. Stevy Hernandez.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Fowler Museum Archaeology Collections is the largest repository of Los Angeles history. It has maintained the research materials and excavations of UCLA academics and local researchers since 1941. The collections consist of approximately 1.5 million artifacts ranging...

  • The State of the State of California Curation (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Stevy Hernandez. Wendy Teeter. Xochitl Aguinaga. Jillien Malott.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Dr. Wendy Teeter, Stevy Hernandez, and Xochitl Aguinaga from the Fowler Museum at UCLA were part of an implementation committee initiating the California Curatorial Survey which was distributed to professionals from a variety of institutions. The 2018 Society of California...

  • Using the State Archaeological Repository of Iowa: Collections Long Held Re-examined and Application of New Technologies (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only John Doershuk. John Cordell. Teresa Rucker. Stephen Lensink.

    This is an abstract from the "How to Conduct Museum Research and Recent Research Findings in Museum Collections: Posters in Honor of Terry Childs" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The University of Iowa (UI) Office of the State Archaeologist has maintained the State Archaeological Repository of Iowa since 1959. During its 60-year history, the repository’s curation strategy has modernized from strictly housing UI-generated collections to meeting the...