Renovation of the New York State Museum's Archaeological Collections

纽约州博物馆收藏了大量有关纽约州和东北部考古的藏品。这些材料是不可替代的，对我们了解美国东部的史前历史至关重要。由杰出的考古学家系统地收集，它们是重要的研究资源，因为它们代表了漫长的职业序列，也因为它们的地域特征。不幸的是，由于过去的住房问题和缺乏对随附文件的照顾，他们遭受了苦难。纽约州立博物馆最近搬到了新的气候控制区。这个项目是三阶段计划的一部分，将提升策展标准。林恩·沙利文博士和她的助手们将通过创建一个中央存储库、与相关文物收藏进行计算机交叉参考和保护调查，专注于随附的文档和纠正可访问性问题。这个项目很重要，因为这些重要的考古材料除非放置在适当的地点和地层环境中，否则无法得到适当的利用。为此，方便地访问相关文档是必不可少的。

The New York State Museum houses numerous collections dealing with the archaeology of New York State and the northeast. These materials are irreplaceable and crucial to our understanding of the prehistory of the eastern United States. Collected systematically by prominent archaeologists, they are an important research resource both for the long sequence of occupation that they represent and for their regional character. Unfortunately, they have suffered because of past housing problems and lack of care of accompanying documentation. The New York State Museum recently moved to new climate- controlled quarters. This project, part of a three stage program, will upgrade curatorial standards. Dr. Lynne Sullivan and her assistants will focus on accompanying documentation and correcting accessibility problems, through creation of a centralized repository, computerized cross-referencing with related artifact collections, and a conservation survey. This project is important because these significant archaeological materials cannot be properly utilized unless placed in their proper site and stratigraphic context. For this, easy access to the relevant documentation is essential.