Loading...
Using legacy records: A case study of 14CO3
Hill, Cameron
Hill, Cameron
Citations
Altmetric:
Files
Loading...
Hill_2025.pdf
Adobe PDF, 23.65 KB
Authors
Other Names
Location
Time Period
Advisors
Original Date
Digitization Date
Issue Date
2025-04-11
Type
Abstract
Genre
Keywords
Subjects (LCSH)
Citation
Hill, C. 2025. Using legacy records: A case study of 14CO3. -- In Proceedings: 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University
Abstract
At the confluence of the Walnut and Arkansas rivers lies site 14CO3, known as Etzanoa, part of the Lower Walnut focus and the site of WSU’s archaeological field school. This field school was conducted under Dr Donald J Blakeslee from 2016 to 2019. He and his students kept excavation reports and other records from 2016 to 2017 in personal journals, and in 2018 and 2019, those records consisted of level, feature, daily, and crew chief records. In archaeology, having open access to digital records for preservation and accessibility purposes is incredibly important, yet none of the records from 2016 onward have been uploaded to any database. Continuing previous digitization work, this project focuses on addressing gaps in the records, refining and adding to the existing scans, deciding which of them are suitable for digital archiving, and uploading them to an open-access database. There are around 550 associated documents in Dr Blakeslee’s collection related to the excavation that took place over four field seasons. SOAR, the open-access database managed by the WSU library, is the best candidate as a digital repository. These documents are an invaluable source to understand the site history of Etzanoa, and by uploading these records into an open-access database, we can ensure that this information is available for future researchers. This is a two-fold project in that I will attempt to establish a methodology of digitizing and promoting data accessibility, and I will attempt to gain an understanding of past research based on records alone. I seek to answer two questions: what is the best method for organizing, digitizing, and uploading records?; and is it possible to establish a well-informed conclusion about the site as informed by records alone? By digitizing the legacy record collection from 14CO3, future generations can gain an understanding of the methodologies and findings of the Etzanoa field school without being present for the findings as they happened.
Table of Contents
Description
Presented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.
Research completed in the Department of Anthropology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Research completed in the Department of Anthropology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Publisher
Wichita State University
Journal
Book Title
Series
GRASP
v. 21
v. 21