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This page last updated: 04/06/2007
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
| Originator | State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society |
| Abstract | The SHPO Archaeological database consists of archaeological properties identified and inventoried by the SHPO, Office of the State Archaeologist, cooperating state and federal agencies, and professional archaeologists in the course of their archaeological research activities. For the past 30 years these activities have been carried out through provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Minnesota Historic Sites Act, and the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act. |
| Browse Graphic | none available |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1998 |
| Currentness Reference | Late 19th century to present. Date of most recent fieldwork. |
| Access Constraints | The database is available at no charge to federal and state agency cultural resource managers. Local units of government, historic preservation consultants, and professional archaeologists can obtain information for project specific purposes. Others seeking access to the information contained in the database must obtain written permission from the State Archaeologist or the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Data is available in .dbf IBM compatible format. |
| Use Constraints | Database is continually being edited so files quickly become out of date. |
| Distributor Organization | State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society |
| Ordering Instructions | Contact Distributor |
| Online Linkage | none available |
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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information
| Section 1 | Identification Information | Top of page | ||
| Originator | State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society | |||
| Title | Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Archaeological Inventory Database | |||
| Abstract | The SHPO Archaeological database consists of archaeological properties identified and inventoried by the SHPO, Office of the State Archaeologist, cooperating state and federal agencies, and professional archaeologists in the course of their archaeological research activities. For the past 30 years these activities have been carried out through provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Minnesota Historic Sites Act, and the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act. | |||
| Purpose | Create an inventory of known and suspected archaeological properties throughout the state; identify and determine eligibility of archaeological properties to the National Register of Historic Places. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 1998 | |||
| Currentness Reference | Late 19th century to present. Date of most recent fieldwork. | |||
| Progress | In work | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | Annually | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | Minnesota | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.25 -89.48 49.40 43.50 |
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| Place Keywords | Minnesota | |||
| Theme Keywords | society, Archaeology, Archaeological Site, Prehistoric Archaeology, Historic Archaeology, National Register of Historic Places | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ISO 19115 Topic Category | |||
| Access Constraints | The database is available at no charge to federal and state agency cultural resource managers. Local units of government, historic preservation consultants, and professional archaeologists can obtain information for project specific purposes. Others seeking access to the information contained in the database must obtain written permission from the State Archaeologist or the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Data is available in .dbf IBM compatible format. | |||
| Use Constraints | Database is continually being edited so files quickly become out of date. | |||
| Contact Person Information | Scott Anfinson,
Archaeologist State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 651-296-5434 FAX: 651-282-2374 E-mail: scott.anfinson@mnhs.org | |||
| Browse Graphic | none available | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | Not applicable | |||
| Associated Data Sets | The SHPO Architecture-History Database This database consists of architectural and historic properties (buildings, structures, objects, districts, and landscapes) identified and inventoried by the SHPO, state and federal agencies, and local units of government in the course of their historic preservation activities. |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | Data was collected by field crews. Attribute accuracy varies widely. Paper records sometimes list source of information. | |||
| Logical Consistency | Not applicable | |||
| Completeness | Archaeological properties from the Chippewa and Superior National Forest are not present in the database. Access to Forest Service information can be obtained by contacting the Chippewa or Superior National Forest. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | Data was collected in the field and plotted on a variety of base maps. Archaeological properties visited in the past 30 years are located on USGS maps. Almost all site locations are accurate to the quarter section. Most site locations are accurate to within a quarter-quarter section. Site boundaries are poorly defined, as are site centroids. Database contains as assessment as to the accuracy of the property's location. | |||
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | Not applicable | |||
| Lineage | Paper records are from the Office of the State Archaeologist, SHPO Statewide Survey, MHS Archaeology Department, and archaeological research reports in the SHPO. Database is maintained at irregular intervals. Records are edited on an ongoing basis. New properties are added to the database on at least a yearly basis. | |||
| Source Scale Denominator | 24000 | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | Windows NT network, Visual dBASE 5.5, arch.dbf | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | None | |||
| Spatial Object Type | Point | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Not applicable | |||
| Tiling Scheme | None | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD27 | |||
| Horizontal Units | Meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | Unknown | |||
| Altitude Datum | Not applicable | |||
| Altitude Units | Not applicable | |||
| Depth Datum | Not applicable | |||
| Depth Units | Not applicable | |||
| UTM Zone Number | 14, 15, 16 | |||
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | None | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | The SHPO Archaeological database has a simple variable-attribute structure. Each record corresponds to an individual property. For properties located in multiple sections, the property record is repeated for each section; the UTM is placed in the first record and represents the property's approximate centroid. The record number for multiple entries are identified in the SITENAME with a (1), (2) etc. The database contains site location information, archaeological research data, and historic preservation management information. COUNTY - name of the county SITENUM - Smithsonian Institution's trinomial designation currently assigned by Office of the State Archaeologist SITENAME - can be designated by the archaeologist responsible for its identification FIRSTDATE - the year the site was initially recorded DATESURVEY - last date of fieldwork by a professional archaeologist FIELDNUM - field number(s) assigned by archaeologists CITYTWP - name of the minor civil subdivision REGION - SHPO archaeological research region USGS - USGS map where the site is located TOWNSHIP - township number RANGE - range number EASTWEST - east or west ranges SECTION - section number XQUARTERS - quarter-quarter-quarter section where the property is located QTRQTRQTR - 10 acre cell QTRQTR - 40 acre cell QTR - 160 acre cell DATUM - NAD27 UTMZONE - UTM zone EASTING - UTM easting coordinate using NAD27 NORTHING - UTM northing coordinate using NAD27 ACRES - number of acres associated with the property LOCCONF - confidence of locating property on USGS map DESCRIPT - site type as defined in SHPO historic context documents FUNCTION - site function as defined in SHPO historic context documents MOUNDS - number of earthworks reported at the site DISTURB - refers to the degree of site disturbance PERIOD - general temporal period of the site as defined in SHPO historic contexts TRADITION - archaeological tradition as defined in SHPO historic context documents CONTEXT - archaeological culture as defined in SHPO historic context documents DATEMETHOD - method used to date the site CERAMIC - known ceramic types recovered from the site LITHIC - known stone tool types recovered from the site BIOLOGICAL - known human, faunal, and floral remains recovered from the site OTHER - other archaeological materials recovered from the site EXOTIC - exotic raw materials recovered from the site DRAINAGE - location of site within a major drainage basin SETTING - general landscape setting of the site OWNERTYPE - owner of the site if known WORKTYPE - refers to the level of archeological investigation REPOSITORY - location of the site's collection if known ACCNUMBER - collection accession numbers if known REPORTS - most recent research reports REFERENCE - known references in the published literature CHANGE - changes made to site database that differ from information on site form NRHP - list on the National Register of Historic Places CEF- is the property 'considered eligible' for the National Register DOE - has the property been formally 'determined eligible' for the National Register BURIALAUTH - burial authentication by state archaeologist STATEARCH - Office of the State Archaeologist license number RCNUMBER- Review and Compliance number from a SHPO review INDATE - date site is added to the database NOTES - archaeological terminology that denotes temporal or cultural affiliation XEASTING- UTM for Zone 15 extended as calculated by LMIC XNORTHING- UTM for ZONE 15 extended as calculated by LMIC |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Minnesota SHPO Archaeological Database documentation | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society | |||
| Publication Date | Unknown | |||
| Contact Person Information | Scott Anfinson Archaeologist State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 651-296-5434 FAX: 651-282-2374 E-mail: scott.anfinson@mnhs.org |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | Offline Data | |||
| Distribution Liability | Contact Distributor | |||
| Transfer Format Name | .dbf | |||
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| Ordering Instructions | Contact Distributor | |||
| Online Linkage | none available | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 04/06/2007 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Thomas H. Hruby,
Survey and Information Management Coordinator State Historic Preservation Office 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 651-296-5434 FAX: 651-282-2374 E-mail: none available |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm | |||
This page last updated: 04/06/2007