An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Legacy Resource Management Program: Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Virginia and Wyoming Regions

At the request of the Legacy Resource Management Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of military installations located in the states of Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Virginia, and Wyoming, which is the scope of this report. Pre-fieldwork and state site file research began in the Spring of 1994. Repository visits were conducted between July 1994 and February 1996. MCX-CMAC identified collections from 18 installations, totaling 700.9 cubit feet of artifacts and approximately 88.6 linear feet of associated documentation. Most collections require at least partial rehabilitation to comply with federal regulation 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections.