Creating A Unified Database Of New York City Artifacts

Author(s): Camille Czerkowicz

Year: 2016

Summary

The Museum of the City of New York and Landmarks Preservation Commission partnered in 2013 to develop an inventory of archaeological artifacts owned by the City of New York. At the Museum, we have developed a database that maintains the hierarchy of Projects, Contexts and Artifacts within each archaeological project, while also allowing users to search at the individual artifact level. Artifact level searches allow comparison across all sites within the City’s holdings – opening up new research possibilities like never before. This paper will discuss the process and structure of the new database, the process by which it was developed and touch on some opportunities for research that are newly available.

Cite this Record

Creating A Unified Database Of New York City Artifacts. Camille Czerkowicz. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434631)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 507