An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Riley, Kansas

Summary

At the request of Fort Riley, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX). St. Louis District conducted a survey and assessment of archaeological materials and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations at Fort Riley. MCX personnel assessed approximately 216 cubic feet of artifacts and 3.5 linear feet of associated documentation. Most (215 cubic feet) of the artifacts were recovered from the Hospital Latrine Project, I4HBS27. The Cavalry Museum at Fort Riley presently is curating approximately one cubic foot of artifacts from I4HBS27, Kansas State University is curating approximately 214 cubic feet of artifacts from I4HBS27, and Wichita State University is curating another cubic foot of prehistoric and historic artifacts. All archaeological materials require partial rehabilitation to comply with existing federal guidelines and modern archival preservation.

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An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Riley, Kansas. Charles M. Slaymaker, Natalie M. Drew, Michael K. Trimble, Christopher B. Pulliam. Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments Technical Report ,No. 4. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 1996 ( tDAR id: 407093) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8639RWG

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min long: -96.881; min lat: 39.06 ; max long: -96.749; max lat: 39.133 ;

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