Reorganization and Computerization of the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeological Collections

罗伯特·S·皮博迪考古收藏博物馆的重组和计算机化

• 批准号: 9307572
• 负责人: James Bradley
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: Phillips Academy, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaelogy
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1996-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9307572&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Reorganization; Computerization; Robert; S.; Peabody

9307572 Bradley With National Science Foundation support, Dr. James Bradley will begin the task of reorganizing the archaeological collections of the R.S. Peabody Museum which is a part of Phillips Academy. Although the museum holds important scientific collections, these are difficult to use because of cataloging and storage problems. In this first phase of a long term project Dr. Bradley and his colleagues will focus on materials recovered from archaeological excavations in New England. They will check the physical locations of individual collections and compare them against handwritten catalog entries. After verification, information will be entered into a computerized data base. Objects themselves will, where necessary, be repacked both to enhance preservation and permit easy access. The R.S. Peabody Museum was established in 1901 and in addition to serving as a repository, has played an extremely active role in field research. Much of this was local and therefore the New England collections are particularly strong and extensive. They document thousands of years of prehistory in this region and permit archaeologists not only to reconstruct culture history but to look at issues such as environmental change and human- environment interactions. Archaeological collections in museums constitute an important scientific data base and should play a central role in research. However when they are improperly stored and catalogued they are extremely difficult to use. Such is the case at the Phillips Peabody Museum and Dr. Bradley's project is important because it will help to remedy this situation.

9307572布拉德利 在国家科学基金会的支持下，詹姆斯布拉德利博士将开始重组皇家科学院考古收藏品的任务。皮博迪博物馆是菲利普斯学院的一部分。 虽然博物馆拥有重要的科学收藏品，但由于编目和储存问题，这些收藏品很难使用。 在这个长期项目的第一阶段，布拉德利博士和他的同事们将专注于从新英格兰的考古发掘中恢复的材料。他们将检查各个收藏品的实际位置，并将其与手写的目录条目进行比较。经核实后，资料将输入计算机化数据库。必要时，将对文物本身进行重新包装，以加强保存并方便取用。 皇家海军皮博迪博物馆成立于1901年，除了作为一个仓库，在实地研究中发挥了极其积极的作用。其中大部分是当地的，因此新英格兰的收藏特别强大和广泛。它们记录了这一地区数千年的史前史，使考古学家不仅能够重建文化历史，而且还可以研究环境变化和人类与环境相互作用等问题。 博物馆的考古收藏品是重要的科学数据库，应在研究中发挥核心作用。 然而，如果它们被不适当地储存和编目，它们就极难使用。菲利普斯皮博迪博物馆就是这种情况，布拉德利博士的项目很重要，因为它将有助于纠正这种情况。