Archaeological Resources Management System (ARMS)

Archaeological Research Center

Archaeological Resources Management System

The South Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological Research Center, Department of Tourism and State Development, has developed a version of its Archaeological Resources Management System (ARMS) database package for access from the World Wide Web. A variety of access levels is available to users, depending on need. Researchers and government agencies should contact the for further details. The general public can also use the system, although not all data categories are available.

Before using ARMS, users must log in.

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Note to professional users: the ARMS data system is meant to provide a snapshot of current information on archaeological sites in the state. It cannot be used in place of a formal records search for meeting the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

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Visit ARMS (no password is needed to view a restricted set of data)

What's New

Mapserver available. A partial version of our test mapserver application is available to registered users. Just login as usual and select it from the menu. This has the record search functions switched off for the time being. We are working on developing a permanent map application.
Fee Changes have been proposed that will affect users of this database. More information is available in the official notice.
Recently there have been problems with search results more than 100 items long refusing to show more than the first page. We're working on the solution...be patient.
We have been making a few changes in the database structure. The biggest change is to the library tables. Authors are now stored in a single field called 'all_authors' (you can ignore the 'pri_author' field). This listing follows the pattern for a literature citation. The 'subject' field has been replaced by a 'keywords' field containing multiple keywords. Remember to use the format '%xxx%' when searching for a particular keyword or author. This will guarantee that the item will be found regardless of its position in the field. If you use the 'xxx%' format, you will see that item only when it is at the beginning of the field.
Note that site numbers now begin with '39'.

If you spot any errors in the order of the authors in a document, please let us know.

For further information contact

Login:			Note to professional users: the ARMS data system is meant to provide a snapshot of current information on archaeological sites in the state. It cannot be used in place of a formal records search for meeting the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Password: