Renovation of the New York State Museum's Archaeological Collections

纽约州立博物馆收藏了大量的藏品， 纽约州和东北部的考古学。 这些 材料是不可替代的，对我们理解 美国东部的史前史 收集 由杰出的考古学家系统地研究，它们是一个重要的 研究资源，既为长期的职业序列， 他们代表和他们的区域性。 不幸的是， 由于过去的住房问题和缺乏住房， 注意随附文件。 纽约州立博物馆最近搬到了新的气候- 控制的宿舍。 这个项目是三个阶段的一部分， 计划，将提升策展标准。 林恩·沙利文博士 她的助手们将专注于相关文件， 通过创建一个 中央储存库，计算机化交叉引用， 相关的文物收藏和保护调查。 这个项目很重要，因为这些重要的 考古材料不能得到适当的利用，除非 放置在适当的位置和地层环境中。 为此， 方便查阅有关文件至关重要。

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.