Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ 85281-3670)
Keith Kintigh (Project Director: July 2016 to present)
Christopher Nicholson (Co Project Director: December 2020 to present)
PW-253799-17
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Preservation and Access
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$295,000 (approved)
$295,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2021
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Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology
The Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology will contain
digital copies of 1600 major archaeological reports—with 400,000 pages—on the
Huhugam (Hohokam) culture of Arizona, known for its enormous irrigation systems
and large, sustainable towns. Coupled with new methods of text analysis, this
comprehensive archive will transform scholars' ability to answer questions
about Huhugam society and will provide crucial long-term data for comparative
studies. It will give Indigenous communities access to a wealth of
archaeological research on ancestral populations. The general public will
obtain information about this fascinating ancient culture by directly accessing
the digital archive. Archive development is guided by a crowd-sourced survey
and workshops designed to understand the needs of diverse users. The archive
will be curated by tDAR, an established digital repository that provides free
Web discovery and access to its holdings and pursues a robust program of
digital data preservation.
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