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Archaeological Recording Manual: Excavations and Surveys

Parks Canada Archaeological Recording Manual: Excavations and Surveys

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3.0 WORK INSTRUMENTS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The items listed in Table 1 comprise the essential elements for archaeological recording at Parks Canada. These elements are described in detail in the sections that follow. Consult the Table of Contents for specific section references.

Table 1. List of Work Instruments and General Requirements.

Work Instrument or Requirement	Obligation	Comments
Parks Canada Provenience System	Mandatory
Borden System of Site Identification	Mandatory
Cataloguing Systems for Images, Drawings, and Media	Mandatory where applicable
Type Codes for Images and Media	Mandatory
Archaeological Site Inventory Form	Recommended	Contains mandatory elements and form guide
Image Catalogue Form	Recommended	Contains mandatory elements and form guide
Media Catalogue Form	Recommended	Contains mandatory elements and form guide
Suboperation Summary Form	Recommended	Contains mandatory elements
Lot Summary Form	Recommended	Contains mandatory elements and form guide
Stratigraphy Summary Form	Optional	Includes a form guide
Field Notebook	Recommended
Staff Field Number	Recommended
Data Standards	Mandatory where specified
Metadata Standards	Mandatory where specified
ISO 8601 All-numeric Date Standard (yyyy-mm-dd)	Recommended	Government of Canada standard
Coordination between Field Archaeologist, Collections Manager, and/or Archaeological Database Administrator	Mandatory where specified
Key Directives, Guidelines, Policies, and Legislation	Mandatory where specified	Provides general guidance and context for conducting archaeological investigations at Parks Canada

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