New life for archaeological collections / edited by Rebecca Allen and Ben Ford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Allen, Rebecca, 1964- editor.

Ford, Ben, editor.

Series:

Society for Historical Archaeology series in material culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Curatorship.

Archaeological museums and collections.

Management.

Antiquities.

United States--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

United States.

Archaeological museums and collections--United States--Management.

Museums--Curatorship--United States.

Museums.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Archaeological museums and collections--Management.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 408 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press : Society for Historical Archaeology [2019]

Summary:

"New Life for Archaeological Collections explores and provides strategies for addressing what archaeologists have increasingly perceived as the "curation crisis," that is, too much stuff with too little interpretation and analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : reclaiming the research potential of archaeological collections / Rebecca Allen, Ben Ford, and J. Ryan Kennedy

Yes! You can have access to that! increasing and promoting the accessibility of Maryland's archaeological collections / Rebecca J. Morehouse

The history and revitalization of the California State Parks archaeological collections / Glenn J. Farris

A million ways to teach archaeology : the Hanna's Town collection / Ben Ford

The digital archaeological archive of comparative slavery : a case study in open data and collaboration in the field of archaeology / Jillian E. Galle, Elizabeth Bollwerk, and Fraser D. Neiman

Integration and accessibility : a case study of the Curles Neck (44HE388) legacy data / Barbara J. Heath, Mark A. Freeman, and Eric G. Schweickart

Balancing access, research, and preservation : conservation concerns for old collections / Emily Williams and Katherine Ridgway

Reanalyzing, reinterpreting, and rediscovering the Appamattucks community / D. Brad Hatch and Lauren K. McMillan

Dust and bones : a modern analysis of Hanna's Town fauna / Stefanie M. Smith

Challenges and opportunities with the Market Street Chinatown collection, San Jose, California / J. Ryan Kennedy

Pictures speak for themselves : case studies proving the significance and affordability of X-ray for archaeological collections / Kerry S. GonzaÌ<U+0081>lez and Michelle Salvato

From ship to kindling to ship : the digital reconstruction of the Royal Savage timber assemblage / Jonathan Crise, Ben Ford, and George Schwarz

Reconstructing site provenience at Ouiatenon in Indiana / Kelsey Noack Myers

Integrating new archaeology and outreach into existing collections and exhibits from the Cooper-Molera Adobe Complex, Monterey, California / Candace Ehringer and Rebecca Allen

Thinking outside the Hollinger box : getting National Park Service archaeological collections out of the box and into the public eye / Alicia Paresi, Jessica Costello, Nicole Estey, and Jennifer McCann

Artifacts of outlander : using popular culture to promote Maryland's archaeological collections / Sara Rivers Cofield and Caitlin Shaffer

Raising interest with archaeological currency : student engagement with the Federal Reserve Bank site collection in Baltimore, Maryland / Patricia Samford and Rachelle M. Green

Beyond the shelf : anthropological collections at the University of Montana / C. Riley AugeÌ<U+0081>, Michael Black Wolf, Emerson Bull Chief, Kelly J. Dixon, Virgil Edwards, Gerald Gray, Conrad Fisher, Teanna Limpy, Katie McDonald, Ira Matt, John Murray, Raymond "Abby" Ogle, Sadie Peone, Alvin Windy Boy, and Darrell "Curley" Youpee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781496212955

1496212959

OCLC:

1060183984

Publisher Number:

99980579304