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ARCHEOLOGICAL RECORD [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Archaeology
CONT

Soils and sediments are fundamental components of the archaeological record, comprising most contexts that together form an archaeological site.

OBS

Due to its archive function, soil is a carrier of information about past processes and environmental conditions, but also about human activities and thus a resource for knowledge. For this reason, archaeologists are increasingly concerned with making soil usable as a source and archive for their research, documenting it and preserving it as cultural heritage.

Key term(s)
  • archeological record

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Archéologie
CONT

[...] les sites archéologiques sont fragiles et irremplaçables. Aujourd'hui, la province et ses administrations municipales œuvrent ensemble à leur conservation, mais cela n'a pas toujours été le cas. Le registre archéologique de l'Ontario a subi des pertes colossales au XXe siècle, se chiffrant en centaines de sites détruits sous l'effet de la croissance urbaine, avant que la promulgation de lois ne vienne mettre fin à cette vague dévastatrice.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

Notebook in which diggers on an archeological site record any findings and observations.

CONT

The trench notebook ... must include all data (levels, drawing, color designations, find numbers, etc.) and narrative description based on observation.

OBS

Full photographic and notebook records of finds and observations are made, and these are utilized in preparing the final report.

OBS

field notebook: information received from an archeologist at National Museums of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

Chaque équipe, si elle est responsable d'un petit chantier ou d'un carré dans le quadrillage, doit établir son carnet de fouilles en fin de journée; on y reporte en détail toutes les indications qui ont été notées, relevées au cours de la journée, les observations qui ont été faites, les analyses ou discussions qui ont lieu, le détail des opérations de fouilles.

OBS

carnet de fouilles : équivalent confirmé par un archéologue, Musées nationaux du Canada.

Spanish

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