EP 1130-2-540
15 Nov 96
(2) Material Remains.
(a) Material remains should be cleaned, stabilized, or conserved as appropriate so as not
to preclude specialized analysis.
(b) Material remains shall be cataloged and labeled with the state or Smithsonian-type site
numbers and provenience. Items can be grouped by material type, placed in bags with the exterior
permanently labeled, and a mylar strip or acid-free paper label with the appropriate provenience
information placed within the bag.
(c) In most cases, material remains shall be stored in perforated polyethylene, zip-lock
type plastic bags at least 2 millimeters in thickness. Non-acidic or curatorial quality cloth bags are
an acceptable alternative, provided they can be securely closed and labeled with the appropriate
information, including provenience. For those items requiring special packaging, archivally stable
materials shall be used.
(d) All material remains shall be placed in appropriate storage specified by the collections
management center. All artifacts shall be housed by material class, artifact type and provenience
when possible.
(e) Each box shall contain an inventory listing of its contents keyed to a master inventory
of the collection which shall be filed with the collection records.
(f) All artifact storage boxes shall have a label conforming to the specifications of the
collections management center. It is required that each box have a clear invoice label holder
which protects the box label. Each label or box shall be identified with "U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers."
(g) Ancestral human skeletal remains and reasonably acknowledged sacred objects may be
provided to affected Indian tribes for reinternment or the Federal government will provide proper
treatment and reburial of ancestral skeletal remains and acknowledged sacred objects following
consultation with affected Indian tribes and prompt archeological evaluation. Human skeletal
remains and objects recognized by appropriate experts as sacred to an identified community shall
not be placed on public display.
(3) Associated Records.
(a) Two copies of a project's final report shall accompany each collection. It is
recommended that these copies be produced on acid-free paper.
(b) A duplicate set of all field documentation and laboratory analysis shall be produced.
One set, on acid-free paper, shall be submitted to the collections management center. These two
sets of documentation shall be stored at separate locations within the designated collections
management centers.
(c) All pertinent maps used and generated by an archeological project shall accompany
each collection. This includes, but may not be limited to, USGS maps, regional and project area
maps, survey and excavation maps, collection grid maps, and excavation unit profiles. An
inventory of all maps and profiles shall accompany the collection.
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