A Curation-Needs Assessment of Select Bureau of Land Management Archaeological Collections

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Is responsible for the management of archaeological and historical resources that are located on and recovered from BLM-owned or maintained lands. These responsibilities Include the proper curatlon of recovered archaeological materials and associated documents. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis (SLD), was asked to assist the BLM in evaluating the curatlon of BLM collections at three facilities: Billings Curatlon Center, Billings, Montana, the Anasazl Heritage Center, Delores, Colorado, and the Oregon Trails Interpretive Center, Baker City, Oregon. SLD found that only the Anasazl Heritage Center met current federal standards for curatlon and that, In many cases, collections require at least partial rehabilitation. In addition, staffing is not adequately funded and all facilities require additional personnel to comply with federal regulations.

美国土地管理局（Bureau of Land Management, BLM）负责管理其所有或管护土地范围内及从中出土的考古与历史资源，相关职责涵盖对出土考古材料及关联文档的规范养护。美国陆军工程兵团圣路易斯分部（U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, SLD）受委托协助BLM，对三处设施的BLM馆藏养护情况开展评估，这三处设施分别为：蒙大拿州比林斯的比林斯养护中心、科罗拉多州多洛雷斯的阿纳萨齐遗产中心，以及俄勒冈州贝克城的俄勒冈小径解说中心。评估结果显示，仅阿纳萨齐遗产中心符合现行联邦馆藏养护标准；多数情况下，馆藏藏品需至少进行部分修复整改。此外，各设施均存在人员配置经费不足的问题，需额外增配人员以满足联邦法规要求。