Archaeological Collections Management Procedures - Report (Legacy 06-319)
Creators: name: Sagebiel, Kerry
name: Jenks, Kelly
name: Majewski, Teresita
name: Jelinek, Lauren
Publisher: name: DoD Legacy Resource Management Program
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: United States
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/10460/united-states
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Textile
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/16/textile
subject: Hide
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/18/hide
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Curation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/9869/curation
subject: Catalogue
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/54704/catalogue
subject: Artifact Cleaning
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165971/artifact-cleaning
subject: In-Field Sampling
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165972/in-field-sampling
subject: Data Recovery
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/787/data-recovery
subject: Artifact Processing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165970/artifact-processing
subject: Federal Law and Policy
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165947/federal-law-and-policy
subject: Repositories
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/144124/repositories
subject: Conservation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1819/conservation
subject: Deaccessioning
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/115580/deaccessioning
subject: Department of Defense
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/123614/department-of-defense
subject: Accessioning
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/115581/accessioning
subject: Archaeology
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/7074/archaeology
subject: Culling
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/153793/culling
subject: Collections sampling
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160136/collections-sampling
subject: Curation Facility
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/152837/curation-facility
subject: Archaeological Collections Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/123722/archaeological-collections-management
subject: Artifact Storage
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/67369/artifact-storage
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Collections Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/3/collections-research
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: This guidance document for archaeological collections management and curation for Department of Defense Service installations gives an overview of current collection management policies and procedures and presents best practices in each area of curation. The recommended policies and practices are designed to minimize costs while maximizing the research, education, and cultural heritage value of Federal collections in accordance with 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections.