Finding Aid, Omussee Creek Arbitrary (1HO27) 1982 and 1984

The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as “Omussee Creek Arbitrary 1HO27 1982 and 1984 Investigations.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two-tenths (0.2) of a linear inch.
It was first recorded by Clarence B. Moore in 1907, and the site was first surveyed by Wesley Hurt in 1940 (Chase 1977). Since then, it has been surveyed a number of times in order to help preserve it from nearby construction and development (Brooms 1975, Chase 1977). The 1982 and 1984 investigations were probably conducted for a similar purpose, but no direct information on those investigations could be found. Although not all artifacts in this collection are known to come from site 1HO27, because they were found in the same box together, they were all processed together at the VCP. If other information, artifacts, or reports are identified in the future, the artifacts in this arbitrary investigation should be placed with the proper investigation. There is a possibility that the artifacts from Omussee Creek Arbitrary (1HO27) 1982 and 1984 Investigations are NAGPRA-related, and were therefore treated as such.
There were two artifact inventory documents found in the artifact box. The documents were copied onto acid-free paper. An archives collection was created for these copied documents. The original inventory documents were stored in re-sealable, 4-mil polyethylene bags and remain with the artifact collection.

退伍军人整理项目（Veterans Curation Program，VCP）采用藏品唯一命名这一标准档案规范，旨在规避考古调查中常见的重复且易混淆的藏品命名问题。因此，本次藏品被命名为“奥穆西溪任意1HO27 1982年与1984年调查”。该名称在档案检索工具（finding aid）、文件夹与箱签中保持一致。本次藏品的体量为0.2线性英寸。

该遗址最早由克拉伦斯·B·穆尔（Clarence B. Moore）于1907年记录，并由韦斯利·赫特（Wesley Hurt）于1940年首次勘查（蔡斯，1977）。此后，为保护该遗址免受周边施工与开发活动破坏，相关方先后多次对其开展勘查（布鲁姆斯，1975；蔡斯，1977）。本次1982年与1984年的调查大概率出于相同目的，但目前尚未找到与该两项调查直接相关的资料。尽管该藏品中并非所有人工制品均出自1HO27遗址，但由于它们同箱存放，因此均由退伍军人整理项目统一处理。若未来发现相关补充信息、人工制品或报告，本次任意调查所涉人工制品应归入对应正式调查的藏品中。本次“奥穆西溪任意1HO27 1982年与1984年调查”所涉人工制品可能与《美洲原住民墓葬保护与归还法》（Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act，NAGPRA）相关，因此已按相关规定进行处理。

该人工制品箱中发现两份人工制品清单文件。相关文件已复印至无酸纸张上，工作人员已为该批复印文件建立专属档案藏品。原始清单文件被封装于可重复密封的4密耳聚乙烯袋中，随人工制品藏品一同保存。