Assessing the Quality of In-field Archaeological Artifact Analyses (Legacy 11-157)

Summary

This project reviews the validity of the assumptions made when, for the sake of conserving funding and curation space, in-field artifact analysis is used over lab analysis of artifacts in western states. Because test results showed that in-field and digital photo analyses of artifacts are of low accuracy and often inadequate for site interpretation, a set of recommendations is made for deciding how and in what situations field analysis is best applied.

Cite this Record

Assessing the Quality of In-field Archaeological Artifact Analyses (Legacy 11-157). ( tDAR id: 459897) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459897

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • PaleoIndian

Material
Ceramic • lithics

Site Type
Archaeological Feature

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Archaeological Survey • Best Practices • Case study • Collection policy • Curation • Data Recovery • Field Methods • In-Field Artifact Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona • New Mexico • Southwestern United States

Spatial Coverage

min long: -118.887; min lat: 30.316 ; max long: -98.672; max lat: 38.794 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Heilen

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  • Documents (2)

Documents

  1. The Accuracy and Adequacy of In-Field Artifact Analysis: An Experimental Test - Summary (Legacy 11-157) (2013)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Heilen.

    This summarizes a report that discusses the validity of the assumptions made when, for the sake of conserving funding and curation space, in-field artifact analysis is used over lab analysis of artifacts in western states.

  2. An Experimental Test of the Accuracy and Adequacy of In-Field Artifact Analysis - Report (Legacy 11-157) (2013)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Heilen.

    This report discusses the validity of the assumptions made when, for the sake of conserving funding and curation space, in-field artifact analysis is used over lab analysis of artifacts in western states. Because test results showed that in-field and digital photo analyses of artifacts are of low accuracy and often inadequate for site interpretation, a set of recommendations is made for deciding how and in what situations field analysis is best applied.