You guys rock!! This is an amazing resource...

Cheers,
Linda



Linda Hylkema, RPA
Director, Cultural Resource Management, Santa Clara University
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On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 6:16 AM, Patricia Samford -MDP- <
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> The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory announces the
> launch of *Maryland
> Unearthed*; *A Guide to Archaeological Collections at the Maryland
> Archaeological Conservation Laboratory* (
> http://jefpat.org/mdunearth/Index.aspx). The searchable database makes it
> possible to identify and determine the research and educational potential
> of components from 268 sites curated at the lab, as well as isolate
> specific datable artifact assemblages associated with each component.  The
> database provides users with multiple categories of data for assemblages
> with research potential:  temporal range, cultural affiliation, assemblage
> size, curation status, current levels of analysis for multiple subsets of
> data (faunal, paleobotanical, ceramic and glass vessels), etc. Whether you
> are a student writing a class paper, a museum curator developing an
> exhibit, or a researcher doing advanced analysis, this online resource will
> allow you to quickly determine if the collections at the Lab could help
> you.
>
>
>
> The lab, located at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, is the repository
> for Maryland’s archaeological past, currently preserving over 8 million
> artifacts representing 13,000 years of human history in the state.   Over
> the last decade, the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory has
> committed to providing a variety of digital tools designed to make
> archaeological data easily available to researchers and the public.  The
> lab currently has five different web sources available, ranging from
> artifact identification tools to artifact and paleobotanical databases.
>
>
>
> The project also builds on the MAC Lab’s online guide, Archaeological
> Collections in Maryland (www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb), which provides detailed
> descriptions of 30 sites and includes a database of downloadable
> photographs and digitized field records associated with each site.  It is
> also linked with the Maryland Historical Trust Synthesis Project.  This
> collections tool was created using funding from a Maryland State Highways
> Administration Transportation Enhancement Grant.
>
>
>
> Patricia Samford
> Director, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
> Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
> 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, Maryland 20685
> 410-586-8551  [log in to unmask]
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