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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ford, Ben, editor.

Allen, Rebecca, 1964- editor.

Series:

Society for Historical Archaeology series in material culture.

Society for Historical Archaeology series in material culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Curatorship--United States.

Museums.

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

Archaeological museums and collections.

United States--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [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. González 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 Auge, 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.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781496213747

1496213742

9781496213761

1496213769

OCLC:

1088722781