NPS Archeology Program: Managing Archeological Collections

Links

The following links take you to useful web sites that are directly related to this section. Remember, you are often leaving the National Park Service when you go to these sites. Although we recommend them, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of their content.

Examples of Repository Collection Submission Requirements for Material Remains
Office of Archaeological Services, University of Alabama Museums
University of Alaska Museum, Archaeology Collections (PDF)
Requirements for the Preparation of Archaeological Project Collections, Arizona State Museum
Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin
University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository

Examples of Repository Collection Submission Requirements for Associated Records
Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin

Examples of Repository Acquisition Policies
Florida Museum of Natural History
Oklahoma State University Museum
Tehama, CA, Museum

Examples of Curation Agreements and Forms
Idaho Museum of Natural History
Nevada State Museum Curation Agreement Request Form
University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository

Curation Costs
Calculating Curation Costs, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin
A Decade of Study into Repository Fees for Archeological Curation, National Park Service
Office of Archaeological Services, University of Alabama Museums
Arizona State Museum Curation Fees

Digital Data Issues
Archaeological Data Service, United Kingdom
"Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork"
"Strategies for Digital Data"

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