Computerization of Anthropology Collection Records at the Museum of Northern Arizona

从1928年开始，州、联邦和部落机构在 北方亚利桑那州开始委托考古收藏 从其管辖下的土地产生的， 北方亚利桑那州的照顾。 其结果是一个机构的数据， 科罗拉多高原地区的史前史和历史。 材料包括近200，000个编目文物-几乎 所有这些都来自有证明的上下文，并附带文档 包括文化、地点和时间段。 除此之外， 收藏品也伴随着挖掘信息。 一个广泛的民族志收集，主要集中在 霍皮族和纳瓦霍族的材料大约有10 000件。 考古学和人种学收藏品都是伟大的 具有研究价值，可大量使用。 但 伴随他们的重要文件并不好 有组织的。 它正在恶化，由于它的体积， 难以组织和访问。 在NSF的支持下，博物馆 我将计算这些材料， 个人记录，并提供更大的可访问性。 这将 尽量减少直接使用，因此， 纸质记录 威尔科克斯博士和他的同事将购买一个 专门为博物馆设计的Questor-Argus系统 收集管理。 这个项目很重要，因为它将防止 重要的科学材料的退化，许多获得 用联邦资金。 它将增加博物馆的访问 将人类学收藏品提供给希望使用它们的研究人员。 这些材料不仅对考古学家， 同时也向当地的美洲原住民团体 在他们自己的传统。

Beginning in 1928, state, federal, and tribal agencies in northern Arizona began entrusting archaeological collections generated from lands under their jurisdiction to the Museum of Northern Arizona's care. The result is an body of data on both the prehistory and history of the Colorado Plateau region. Materials include almost 200,000 catalogued artifacts - almost all from provenienced contexts with accompanying documentation including culture, site, and time period. Added to this are bulk collections which also are accompanied by excavation information. An extensive ethnographic collection which focusses primarily on Hopi and Navaho materials numbers approximately 10,000 pieces. Both archaeological and ethnographic collections are of great research value and subject to intensive use. However, the crucial documentation which accompanies them is not well organized. It is deteriorating and because of its volume, difficult to organize and access. With NSF support the Museum will computerize this material in order to cross reference individual records and provide greater accessibility. This will minimize direct use and, therefore, the deterioration of the paper records. Dr. Wilcox and colleagues will purchase a Questor-Argus system which is specifically designed for museums collection management. This project is important because it will prevent the deterioration of significant scientific materials, many acquired with federal funds. It will increase the access of the Museum's anthropological collections to researchers who wish to use them. These materials are of importance not only to archaeologists and ethnographers but also to local Native American groups interested in their own traditions.