College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2025-06-04 12:47:57
Major
Anthropology
Honors Course
3230:497
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
Anthropology and the Cummings Center to find ways to properly analyze an archaeological collection's artifacts to understand the overall significance of everything better. Before starting my research, I came up with the following questions: Can any artifacts be considered culturally affiliated? Is everything in the collection authentic? What is the overall background of the collection? Does this collection have any connection to Ohio history? Can anything in the collection be dated? Throughout the research, I will create an Excel inventory list to include qualitative and quantitative data from the artifacts to give insight into what is included in the Higbee collection. When including this information in an inventory list, the goal is to help the Cummings Center better understand what is all in the Higbee collection for future reference. My other goal is to allow students easy access to this entire collection to conduct future research. Then, the steps that will be taken is:
1.reviewing and analyzing artifacts in the allotted boxes
2.catalog all the information and input it all in the inventory list
3.combine artifacts in the same morphological class and photograph them all
Research Sponsor
Maeve Marino
First Reader
Timothy Matney
Second Reader
Kevin Kern
Honors Faculty Advisor
Timothy Matney
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Staller, Samantha, "Unveiling Legacies: Exploring and Analyzing Cultural Artifacts in the Higbee Collection" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 2045.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/2045
Approved sign off sheet
Honorssig_Staller_mm.pdf (649 kB)
Approved sign off sheet
Included in
Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Museum Studies Commons, Native American Studies Commons, Other History Commons, Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Public History Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
I wanted to provide clarification regarding the sign-off process. Due to unforeseen circumstances, two different sign-off sheets were in circulation, which resulted in difficulties in obtaining all required signatures on a single copy. This caused some confusion and logistical challenges in ensuring proper documentation.