Rediscovering the Andersson Collection: 100 Years Later

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Johan Gunner Andersson’s collection of artifacts excavated from archaeological sites in northern China has been residing, largely unstudied, in the storage rooms of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, as well as other institutions, for nearly 100 years. During this time a variety of inventory systems, loans, reorganizations, and moves has led to uncertainty about the extent, location, and original context of much of the material. Using Andersson’s excavation notes, museum records, photos, and unpublished materials, the Excavating Andersson project endeavors to catalog the collection and reconnect the material to its original contexts. The goal of this project is to make the collection more accessible for future research and analysis. Here I present preliminary findings of the project on the contents and context of the Andersson collection and our methods for creating an open-access database accessible for future research.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 41515.0