Finding Aid, Archaeological Excavations for the Jenkins House Site (46CB41) 2002-2003

Summary

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Excavations for the Jenkins House Site (46CB41) 2002-2003.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is twenty six (26) linear inches.

The documents date from 2002-2013. The investigation occurred in 2002, which explains the date in the investigation name. The range of dates includes analysis and report records. This collection was originally housed in acidic folders in a plastic file box with a lid, a cardboard banker’s box, and acidic cardboard messenger tubes.

The documents were in fair condition, though many of the documents in the field records were dirty and showed heavy wear. Many of the documents contained metal contaminants, tears, and folds, with many of the folds occurring along the outer edges of the documents. The metal contaminants were removed using a microspatula, the tears were mended with acid-free tissue mending tape, and the folds were smoothed with a bone tool. Some of the documents also contained small stains; attempts were made to remove the stains with a vulcanized rubber eraser and Absorene, but these attempts largely failed.

The documents were housed in a clearly discernible original order, and this order was generally retained. The documents were generally housed in chronological order with like materials. In addition, the field records were also organized by provenience, leading to very little reorganization of the documents.

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Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Principal Investigator(s): William D. Updike

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Repository(s): Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

Record Identifiers

Contract No. (s): DACW69-03-D-005

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and includes select archival photographs, a finding aid, an oversized material spreadsheet, photographic material spreadsheet, artifact catalog, artifact report, and a scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional archival photographs, contact sheets, document folder listing, document labels, forms, initial data collection, logs, maps, notes, photographic material labels, photograph logs, and records removal sheets. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

File Information