The National Archives: Accessing Historical Resources for the Archaeologist
Author(s): Monica Oyola-Coeur, RPA
Year: 2016
Summary
The National Archives is best known as a repository of the Charters of Freedom and less known for the wealth of historical resources from the vaults, many accessible digitally. This paper discusses how U.S. government records of historical value such as documents, maps and early photographs are organized to facilitate search of archival resources available for archaeological research. An overview of the National Archives collections, databases, and digital information from selected federal agencies records is presented to assist the cultural heritage preservation professional as well as the scholar researcher on preliminary ethno-historical or historical archaeology investigation.
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The National Archives: Accessing Historical Resources for the Archaeologist. Monica Oyola-Coeur, RPA. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 403003)
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Keywords
General
Archival resources
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Ethno-historical archaeology resources
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preliminary archaeology research
Geographic Keywords
North America-Canada
Spatial Coverage
min long: -142.471; min lat: 42.033 ; max long: -47.725; max lat: 74.402 ;