Some archaeologists in Arizona have used a classification system developed by Hull-Walski and Ayres (1989) that established these 17 basic functional categories for historical artifacts:

Unidentified
Food
Food Preparation & Consumption
Household Furnishings
Household Maintenance
Architecture
Leisure and Recreation
Medical and Health
Personal Items
Coins and Tokens
Religious Articles
Transportation
Tools and Hardware
Mining and Quarrying 
Machinery
Communication
Miscellaneous

For some subsequent analyses, Ayres added these categories:

Military
Utilities


Reference:

Hull-Walski, Deborah A., and James E. Ayres
1989	Laboratory Methods and Data Computerization. The Historical Archaeology of Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona, vol. 3. Dames & Moore, Phoenix.

A pdf copy of this report is available through The Digital Archaeological Record at https://www.tdar.org/. Membership is tDAR is free.


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Subject: non-South methods of artifact cataloging?

hello everyone,
I use a version of South's functional artifact classification system pretty much as a reflex. However, as I work on more late-1800s and early 1900s sites, I find it increasingly unhelpful. I'm wondering what other artifact cataloging systems everyone is using, especially for more modern sites. I know DAACS is non-Southian and totally descriptive as opposed to functional. A DAACS-type classification system (standardized,
non-functional) for later sites sounds like a great project, but when I think about the amount and variety of material culture from the late 1800-1900s.... I want to crawl back in my test unit and hide. What do y'all use?
Laura




Laura Seifert
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Savannah Archaeological Alliance
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