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AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY DIVISION

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA

GUIDELINES FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL CURATION

Revised September 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2 GOVERNING RULES

3 MINIMUM CURATION STANDARDS

5 CURATION FEE SCHEDULE

6 CURATION AGREEMENT (to be filled out by contractor)

7 SUPPLIER INFORMATION

For questions or comments:

American Archaeology Division Curation Office 105 Museum Support Center Columbia, Missouri 65211 Office: 573-882-2926 Fax: 573-882-9410

GOVERNING RULES FOR THE CURATION

OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS

The American Archaeology Division (AAD) of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia, will accept archaeological materials for curation subject to the following rules and guidelines:

1: STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. The AAD requires a statement of ownership at the time materials are delivered for curation. The statement must clearly indicate the individual or agency that holds legal ownership of the materials. Unless otherwise stated, the archaeological contractor assumes the role of agent for the legal owner, although contractual obligations to the AAD remain the responsibility of the legal owners.

2: CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTATION. Copies of contractual agreements between the archaeological contractor and the contracting agency must accompany the materials delivered for curation.

3: CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE. Archaeological materials are accepted for curation at the discretion of the AAD. The AAD will accept human remains provided that they can be shown to have been excavated in compliance with local, state, and national laws. AAD provides exceptional treatment of human remains in compliance with NAGPRA regulations and Native American requests. To this point, AAD recommends that contractors do not ink or otherwise mark on such remains, as this practice is offensive to some groups. Contractors should alert AAD to collections containing human remains at the time of delivery.

4: PAYMENT INFORMATION. Contractors should allow one month between the time a collection is delivered to AAD and the receipt of a curation bill, which will be sent to the contractor delivering the collection unless arrangements are made prior to delivery. A collection is not fully processed until the curation bill is paid. Contractors are financially and logistically responsible for retrieving a collection from AAD in the event that the associated bill becomes delinquent.

MINIMUM CURATION STANDARDS

1: For a one-time fee, the American Archaeology Division of the Museum of Anthropology will curate in perpetuity archaeological specimens recovered from sites in Missouri. Artifacts prepared in accordance with the minimum standards will be considered shelf ready.

2: The AAD unit of curation is a custom-designed curation box, which is provided by AAD, measuring approximately 15” x 10” x 9.5”, or 0.83 ft3. More than one site may be contained in a box provided that the site numbers are consecutive and the weight limit of 25 lbs. is not violated.

Artifact material classes, provenience units, or other analytical units may be mixed as well.

3: The AAD will prepare for the outside of the box a label containing the following information:

(a) Shelving Number (assigned by AAD)

(b) Identification Number (assigned by AAD)

(c) Site Number

(d) Site Name (if applicable)

(e) Project Name (if applicable)

(f) Project Type (e.g., survey, testing)

(g) Year work was performed

(h) Principal Investigator

(i) Contract Number (if applicable)

(j) Intrasite Provenience

(k) Material Class (e.g., lithics, ceramics, faunal)

(l) Owner of Collection

(m) Contractor or Agency performing work

4: Contents of boxes are expected to be washed, sorted by raw-material classes, and labeled. Artifacts collected for specific tests (e.g., residue analysis) may be exempt from washing.

5: Artifacts within boxes should be stored in zipper-type polyethylene bags (minimally 4 mil in thickness). Plastic vials or tubes may be used to protect delicate specimens. Paper bags, metal twist ties, or otherwise open containers are not acceptable. Should protective cushioning be required, bubble packing or a similar polyethylene-foam product is recommended. The use of shredded paper or cotton is not permitted.

6: All bags or other inside containers must be labeled with a permanent black marker and contain the following information:

(a) Site Number

(b) Provenience

(c) Material or artifact class and count and/or weight

(d) Catalog Number (optional)

(e) Special Information (optional) In addition, site number and provenience information should be written on a small strip of polyethylene paper—AAD recommends Nalgene Polypaper—and included in each container.

7: An inventory sheet, typed or copied, on acid-free paper detailing the contents of each box must be included in each box. The inventory sheet should include counts and/or weights of artifacts by bag and box.

8: Artifacts illustrated or photographed for print should be labeled as such.

9: All documentation relating to a collection (e.g., field notes, lab notes, day books, photographs, etc.), or legible copies, should be presented to AAD at the same time as the artifacts. Copied records should be reproduced on acid-free paper. Photographic records should be enclosed in polyethylene holders or sleeves. Two copies of the final report must accompany a collection; one copy should be unbound and on acid-free paper.

10: Each box meeting the minimum standards will be assigned an identification number and a shelving number by AAD. An inventory form and a database record will be completed for each identification number assigned.

11: Refer to #3 of the “Governing Rules” for human-remains guidelines.

CURATION FEE SCHEDULE

1: AAD’s standard box size is 15” x 10.5” x 9.5”, or 0.83 ft3.

2: Field records, photographs, and other project documentation will be archived at no additional charge.

3: Shelf-ready is defined as artifacts prepared in accordance with the minimum standards as outlined above. Items need not be in AAD boxes upon arrival. The charge for an unrehabilitated collection must be negotiated with AAD prior to delivery.

4: A percentage of the shelf-ready box cost may be charged for material occupying less than a full box. In such cases, the box charge is prorated with the minimum charge being $85.00 for a quarter-box of material.

Base Cost Additional Fees

$340.00/shelf-ready box $20.00/per site

CURATION AGREEMENT FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY

AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY DIVISION

105 MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65211

PROJECT:

YEAR(S):

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:

AGENCY/CONTRACTOR:

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

CONTACT PERSON:

OWNER:

Phase I/Survey Phase II/Testing Phase III/Mitigation OtherPROJECT TYPE:

SITE NUMBERS:

DELIVERY PERSON:

AFFILIATION:

ACCEPTANCE PERSON:

COMMENTS:

The artifacts and documents described in this form are the property of:

The artifacts and documents described in this form were recovered as the result of:

The artifacts and documents described in this form were delivered by (print name, sign, and date):

The artifacts and documents described in this form were accepted by (print name, sign, and date):

SUPPLIER INFORMATION

Chiswick 1-800-225-8708 4-mil reclosable bags

Fisher Scientific Company 1-800-766-7000 polyethylene paper

The Hollinger Corporation 1-800-634-0491 acid-free paper products and archival supplies

Light Impressions 1-800-828-6216 archival supplies

University Products, Inc. 1-800-628-1912 archival supplies