Project Description: University of Massachusetts-Boston students will complete the following tasks as Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) participants. Work will be performed at the Northeast Regional Museum Services Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with few excepted activities (i.e., processing soil flotation samples) to be completed at University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
1) Preparing artifacts prior to cataloging (to include washing, sorting, and any necessary verification of missing or extraneous artifacts).
2) Cataloging artifacts using project or National Park Service methods, and subsequent housing of artifacts using National Park Service collections standards for long-term storage.
3) Rehousing National Park Service Collections, to include relevant field documentation according to National Park Service Standards
4) Digitizing and organizing relevant documentation.
5) Entering or updating artifact catalog information in the National Park Service System.
6) Traveling to parks throughout National Park Service Region 1 to provide location-based services and support to park curation staff.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. David Landon, University of Massachusetts Boston
Partner Institution: University of Massachusetts Boston
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Teri DeYoung
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Discipline: Cultural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline: Cultural and Historic
Start Year: 2023
End Year: 2024
Initial Funding Amount: $222,357.00
Federal Grant Number: P23AC00339
Location: National Park Service Region 1 (Northeast) parks
Student and Other Involvement:
- Masters Students: 6
Summary of Student Involvement: Masters students have been working under the direction of NPS collections’ experts to inventory, catalog, document, and reorganize archaeological collections from multiple NPS sites in Region 1.
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