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Schenectady County Community College
Course Description
CFN 217(25 hours)
Recording and Archiving Archaeological Data

This course addresses why detailed records are maintained during excavation and how the artifacts and records are processed into permanent archives that form the basis for future research. Hands-on activities include artifact illustration and description, photographic recording, computer database analysis, data retrieval and final data recording. The course is supplemented with visits to archival repositories.
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