Department of Defense and US Army Corps of Engineers Curation Options Project, Eastern States

This report examines various options for the curation of archaeological materials that are stewarded by the Department of Defense (DoD). Archaeological materials have been generated by over 50 years of archaeological investigations required by law, and many collections have been gathered from lands held by the DoD and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Adequate curation of these collections is mandated by federal regulations, most importantly 36 CFR Part 79—Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections. Previously, funding had not been allocated for the proper curation of these materials. As a result, most collections have not received adequate long-term care. The DoD and USACE funded this project to seek a solution to this nationwide problem. Museums, universities, and state-funded institutions already have facilities in place to curate archaeological collections. Rather than duplicate efforts, such institutions were sought out for potential partnership with DoD and USACE. The mission was to identfy potential partners, evaluate their capabilities to manage the archaeological collections, and to collect baseline administrative information associated with such an endeavor. The results for the eastern U.S. are presented here. A previous report presents results of institutions in the western half of the U.S.本报告针对由美国国防部（Department of Defense, DoD）管护的各类考古材料的管护方案展开研究。考古材料源自50余年来依法开展的考古调查工作，其中多数藏品采集自美国国防部及美国陆军工程兵团（U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE）管辖的土地。此类藏品的妥善管护需符合联邦法规要求，其中最核心的是《联邦法规汇编》第36卷第79部分——《联邦所有及管理的考古藏品管护规范》。此前未为该类材料的合规管护拨付专项经费，致使绝大多数藏品未能获得长期妥善维护。美国国防部与美国陆军工程兵团资助本项目，旨在为这一全国性困境寻求可行解决方案。目前博物馆、高校及州立资助机构均已配备考古藏品管护的专属设施。为避免重复投入资源，本项目优先接洽此类机构，探讨与美国国防部及美国陆军工程兵团开展合作的可能性。本次任务的目标为：筛选潜在合作机构、评估其考古藏品管理能力，并收集此类合作项目所需的基础行政信息。本报告收录了美国东部地区的调研结果，此前发布的一份报告已涵盖美国西部地区的相关机构调研成果。