Document Type
Dataset
Production/Collection Date
November 2024 - Present
Production/Collection Location
Anthropology Laboratory, University Hall, UTA
Depositor
Naomi Cleghorn
Deposit Date
8-13-2025
Data Type
Archaeological Catalog
Abstract
The Anthropology Laboratory of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at UTA houses the archaeological collections of many sites from Texas and around the world. These objects reflect the technology, culture, and values of past people. Studying them can tell us about the decisions those people made and reminds us of the breadth of human achievements.
In 2024, Anthropology students at UTA developed a database for these objects and began recording basic attributes of the collections to make them more accessible to the public. Many volunteers contributed to this database (and are listed as authors here). Data are provided here in Excel format for ease of download. We plan to update the file each semester.
Disciplines
Anthropology | Archaeological Anthropology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Date
Summer 8-13-2025
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Cleghorn, Naomi; Lowenthal, Sydney; Ditore, Cameron; Bright, Daniel; Williams, Allyson; Vento, Emily; Hong, Ellie; Clement, Xandy; Helm, Alex; Shin, Sangho; Flores, Irene; Concha, Citlali; Chitaya, Tapiwaso; and Tomancik, Alyssa, "Anthropology Lab - Archaeology Catalog" (2025). Anthropology Laboratory. 1.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/anthropology_lab/1
Comments
We are grateful to the UTA Library for supporting this project through an Open Initiatives Grant for Teaching and Learning. We also acknowledge the support of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program for the students who initially developed, tested, and launched the database and the associated workflow.