Hi all,
Our curator of Archaeology has the following question:


Does anyone have experience dealing with the issue of how to  
establish a value, for insurance purposes, of scientific collections?  
We have always maintained for insurance purposes that the appropriate  
basis for establishing the value of archaeological collections is the  
cost of doing an equivalent excavation today using the standards for  
modern excavation, analysis, and curation. We are now in the position  
of having to justify this approach as part of a claim. Any  
information about how other institutions deal with these issues would  
be appreciated. I am particularly interested in written policies from  
professional organizations.

Thanks,
Angela



Angela J. Linn
Collections Manager, Ethnology & History
University of Alaska Museum of the North
907 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 756960
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
TEL: (907) 474-1828
FAX: (907) 474-1987
www.uaf.edu/museum

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