FIGURE 15 FINANCIAL AID STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO LOCATION ZONES GSE ABC1, AND ISOCRONA INFLUENCE AREA WITHIN MINUTES TRAVEL FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

Samples

• For the processing of samples per finds category see the general requirements and Table 8. Collecting, packing and processing samples.

• See Archeologie Leidraad 1: Veldhandleiding archeologie.

• Botanical samples must be packed in such a way that the humidity is as stable as possible and equal to the humidity of the soil from which the sample came.

• Do not add any mould reducers, do not change the water. 6.2.14 Assessing finds and samples (OS12)

Process description

The finds and samples are valued and their suitability for analysis is assessed by appropriate specialists per finds category and taking the Project Outline into account. The assessment is recorded in a report.

Products

• Assessed finds and samples. • Assessment report.

Actors

• The Senior Archaeologist and/or appropriate Senior Specialist will assess the finds and samples.

• The Senior Archaeologist checks whether the finds and samples have been assessed correctly if this work has been done by external specialists.

Requirements with regard to resources

• Assessments are based on relevant expertise which is why no specific requirements have been formulated.

• The results of the valuation have to be recorded in an assessment report.

Assessment report

The assessment report contains at least:

• The relevant research questions from the PO for the category of find concerned • A description of the condition / preservation (quality) of the samples / finds. • The quantity of the finds and samples.

• An indication of whether it is possible to answer the research questions in the Project Outline.

6.2.15 Analysis of contexts and structures (OS13) Explanatory notes

The analysis of contexts and structures is the work of the archaeologist and is carried out at his/her expert discretion. The standards guidelines include a number of minimum requirements for guaranteeing a certain standard.

The product of the analysis are analogue and digital data. The analysis report contains the metadata on types and names of files, versions of programmes used, the way in which data can be linked, used codes, legends, etc. In short: this report contains all the information that is needed to make the analysis accessible to other archaeologists.

Process description

The contexts and structures are analysed, documented and recorded in a data file (data file + report).

Products

• Analysis report.

• Data file (meta-information, digital data file and written information). • Analysed contexts and structures.

Actors

• The Medior Archaeologist analyses the contexts and structures.

• The Senior Archaeologist checks whether the contexts and structures have been analysed correctly.

Requirements with regard to resources

A description of the contexts excavated (individual contexts, context categories, structures) based on drawings and photos.

Site plans

• A composite plan with coordinates derived from the national grid system and preferably oriented. In the case of excavations with clearly separated phases, periods or stratigraphic levels, the different phases, etc. are displayed on a corresponding number of phase plans.

• If maps of individual structures are considered to be necessary, these will be derived from the composite plan(s).

• Excerpts from, or simplified versions of, the composite plan(s) for the phasing or periodisation of the contexts, to show certain context categories, structures, assemblages and patterns.

Structures, context categories and individual contexts

• If possible, excavated contexts must be assigned to structures and categorised into context categories. The structures and contexts are described and categorised typologically, chronologically and spatially and displayed in drawings which show the horizontal level

and the vertical section. Relevant photos taken in the field are added if available. • Comparable scales must be used for structures and contexts of the same character or

which belong to the same category.

• It has to be possible to localise the individually portrayed structures and contexts without too much trouble in the composite plan and/or site plans derived from that. For orientation purposes, an arrow pointing north must be included in all the plans.

Structures

• All structures are to be described and illustrated.

Context categories

• A representative selection per category is illustrated of contexts which cannot be assigned to structures. Complex contexts should be depicted in their entirety.

Assemblages

• Structures and contexts which appear to belong together (spatial and functional) must be discussed and illustrated as separate assemblages.

6.2.16 The analysis of finds (OS14) Explanatory notes

The analysis of finds is the work of the appropriate specialist or analyst and is carried out at his/her expert discretion. The objective of such analysis is stated in general terms in the standards guidelines and can be defined in more detail as necessary in the Project Outline. The product of the analysis is, in addition to the analysis report, a set of data that are usually supplied in digital and analogue form. An analysis report should include a file with the meta information on the sorts and names of files, versions of programs used, the method by which files can be linked, codes used, keys, etc. In short, this report contains all the data required to make the data in its stored form accessible to other researchers.

Process description

The finds are analysed and documented by the appropriate expert/specialist for each finds category.

Products

• Analysis report.

• Data file (meta information, digital data file and written information). • Packed and coded analysed finds.

Actors

• The appropriate Junior Specialist and/or Medior Archaeologist will analyse the finds. • The appropriate Senior Specialist and/or Senior Archaeologist will check whether the

finds has been analysed correctly. Requirements with regard to resources General analysis of finds

• The tools and materials used when analysing must be adapted to the finds category. Tools must not be contaminated with material from another context.

• Finds must be analysed in circumstances that ensure that the condition of the finds remains as stable as possible.

• The analysed finds must be coded and packed in accordance with the find identification guidelines (OS03).

The analysis of finds per finds category must, in any event, contain:

• A typological classification and typochronological or taxonomic classification. The number of finds, divided according to form, finds and function, the quantity and quality of the raw material, the nature of the natural surface, the source of the raw material. • Details: indications of use (use wear), burning, secondary surface phenomena (per type

and category), the condition of the finds and other details (attached finds, decoration). Use wear patterns are quantified.

• Technology and typology on the basis of the shape of the artefacts. Reconstruction of any characteristic technological processes if such is indicated in the Project Outline. • Spatial distribution. Obligatory aspects are: periodisation and phasing, activity areas,

• Dating and attributing to a certain culture. Such is determined on the basis of typo(chrono)logy, associations, spatial distribution, parallels and/or archaeological science methods.

6.2.17 Final report (OS15) Explanatory notes

This is the final report on an excavation, complete with the reports by the specialist(s). It is written by the archaeologist who has carried out the fieldwork in collaboration with the appropriate specialists. The subreports are included as an appendix to the final report and are published by the specialist(s) concerned.

The responsibility for the contents of the subreports is a matter for the expertise of the appropriate specialist(s). Nevertheless, these standards guidelines include a number of points which have to be included in each report. The aim is to allow the authors to focus attention on a number of issues, even in cases in which there is little to report in connection with the excavation in question. In that case, an indication or statement must be provided as to why that information is entirely or partially missing.

In addition to the Dutch summary, it is recommended that a summary for the general public and an English summary are compiled.

A further objective of the standards guideline is to assign a fixed structure to reports because that enhances comparability and makes them more readable for principals.

Process description

The writing of the final report in accordance with the Project Outline. Products Final report: • Synthesis. • Subreports. • Data files. • Analysis report. • ISBN or ISSN number. Actors

• The Medior Archaeologist writes the final report, unless a replacement has been appointed.

• The appropriate Senior Specialists write the subreports that refer to their specialist fields. • The Senior Archaeologist checks whether the final report has been correctly drawn up.

If correct, the Senior Archaeologist will initial the final report. Requirements with regard to resources

• Requesting ISBN or ISSN number.