{"content":[{"text":"Title 16: History, Humanities and Arts","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.090906,"width":0.34096,"height":0.017763}},{"text":"Part 5: Museum Division","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.126361,"width":0.22046100000000002,"height":0.017763}},{"text":"Part 5 Chapter 2: Archaeology Collections Policy","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.161967,"width":0.43217200000000006,"height":0.017763}},{"text":"Introduction \n 1.A Purpose of Archaeology Collections Policy: \n The purpose of the archaeology collections policy is to provide guidelines for the Museum \n Division’s archaeology collections-related activities insuring that these activities meet high \n professional and ethical standards. The policy is a public statement of the Museum Division's \n commitment to caring for and managing its collections properly.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.198633,"width":0.7097099999999998,"height":0.10158500000000004}},{"text":"1.B Statement of Purpose/Mission of the Museum Division: \n The Museum Division is a division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH), a \n state agency established in 1902. MDAH is governed by a nine member Board of Trustees. Members \n of the Board are elected by the Board, subject to confirmation by the Mississippi State Senate, for a \n six-year term, and may succeed themselves. The Director of the Department of Archives and \n History, who serves as Secretary to the Board of Trustees, is also elected for a six-year term and \n may succeed themselves. The Mission Statement of MDAH, as approved by the Board on July 20, \n 2018, is: By preserving Mississippi’s diverse historic resources, and sharing them with people around \n the world, MDAH inspires discovery of stories that connect our lives and shape our future.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.319028,"width":0.7631000000000001,"height":0.14649300000000004}},{"text":"The Museum Division supports this mission by maintaining historic sites, creating interpretive and \n educational exhibits and programming, and preserving collections held in public trust for the \n current and future citizens of Mississippi. As of September 2018, the Archaeology Collection of \n MDAH, previously managed by the Historic Preservation Division, was placed under the \n supervision and management of the Museum Division. The Archaeology Collection remains \n separate from the Historic Objects Collection of the Museum Division to better facilitate the \n collection’s particular needs regarding cataloging and access.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.481755,"width":0.756516,"height":0.11406900000000003}},{"text":"1.C Scope of Collection: \n The Archaeology Collection consists of all material holdings of the Museum Division that have been \n obtained through excavation or recovered from archaeological context. These objects, with their \n associated provenience data, enhance understanding of the prehistoric and historic Southeast \n through research, education, and exhibition. Objects accessioned into the Archaeology Collection \n are cataloged, documented, preserved, and managed according to prescribed procedures meeting \n current professional museum and archaeological standards and in compliance with the Native \n American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Archaeology Collection is \n maintained by the director of archaeology collections.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.614634,"width":0.757314,"height":0.14649299999999998}},{"text":"The Museum Division’s archaeological holdings include repository collections held in trust for \n indigenous groups. While these objects are not accessioned into the collection, they are maintained \n by the director of archaeology collections according to the same professional museum and \n archaeological standards as the Archaeology Collection. Artifacts generated through Section 106 \n action and other federal collections held by MDAH remain under the purview of the Historic \n Preservation Division, separate from the Archaeology Collection.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.777361,"width":0.7573399999999999,"height":0.09785699999999997}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.118039,"top":0.202424,"width":0.080588,"height":0.011061}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.118039,"top":0.202424,"width":0.080588,"height":0.011061}]}