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archaeology

vr.tr.archaeology · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle archaeology by site, period, method, finds, law and ethics, including reporting finds and respecting heritage protection.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle archaeology by site, period, method, finds, law and ethics, including reporting finds and respecting heritage protection.

The scientific study of human activity in the past through the recovery and analysis of material remains such as artefacts, structures, landscapes and biological remains, using excavation, survey and laboratory methods.

What it is for: Understanding the human past.

It can be find information about sites and periods; report chance finds correctly; understand heritage protection law; find ways to volunteer or study.

Distinguishing features

Studies material remains

Uses excavation and science

Governed by heritage law

Ethics toward descendant communities

What it looks like

Excavation trenches, survey grids, finds trays and museum displays.

How it is recognised

Stratigraphy and trenches

Finds labels and context numbers

Metal detecting is regulated separately

Related models

is a kind of - category

study of history

studies - objects

artefact and archaeological site

uses - method

radiocarbon dating

is regulated by - law

heritage protection law

In practice

Families and kinds

prehistoric archaeology

classical archaeology

rescue or commercial archaeology

maritime archaeology

archaeological science

Standards and regulation

Valletta Convention on archaeological heritage

National antiquities and treasure laws

UNESCO 1970 Convention on illicit trafficking

Failure modes and hazards

Looting and illicit trade

Unreported finds losing context

Disrespect to human remains and descendant communities

Also called

banded armorplate armorAegean glypticmining historyrescue archaeologytraceologyexperimental archaeologyillyrologytextile archaeologyheritage scienceSystems theory in archaeologyoriental archaeologyByzantine archaeologymycenologyvase sciencearchaeological phenomenologyArchaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand)Māori archaeologyarchaeometallurgyScent preservationolfactory heritageclassical archaeologymedia archaeologyprehistoric archaeologyarcheogeneticsNonferrous Archaeometallurgy in the Southern Levantpaleometallurgyarchaeology of the Arabian PeninsulaEgyptologyNear Eastern archaeologyIslamic archaeologyarchaeology of the Roman provincesRoman archaeologyGreek epigraphyarchaeological sociologygender archaeologyCova de les Donesarchaeology of Saudi Arabiaarchaeology of ancient Egyptmission archaeology

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Site Which site.

Sites are recorded.

Identity

Site record.

Identity

Site identity.

  1. Which site is meant, and how is it recorded? provenance
  2. Which period does it belong to? provenance

Protection

Designation.

Protection

Legal protection.

  1. Is the site legally protected? provenance
  2. What activities are forbidden there? boundary
Methods How archaeology works.

Methods produce evidence.

Excavation

Digging.

Excavation

Excavation.

  1. How was the site excavated and recorded? provenance
  2. Where is the report published? provenance

Dating

Science.

Dating

Dating methods.

  1. How were the finds dated? measurement
  2. What is the uncertainty? measurement
Finds Objects.

Finds must be reported.

Reporting

Chance finds.

Reporting

Reporting finds.

  1. What should someone do after finding a possible antiquity? action
  2. Which authority must be told? provenance

Trade

Illicit trafficking.

Trade

Trade in antiquities.

  1. Does this object have documented legal provenance? boundary
  2. Which rules govern its export? provenance
Ethics Communities.

Archaeology affects people.

Human remains

Respect.

Remains

Human remains.

  1. How are human remains handled and by whose consent? provenance
  2. Are repatriation claims involved? boundary

Participation

Volunteering.

Participation

Taking part.

  1. How can the public volunteer on excavations? action
  2. What training is needed? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should archaeological periods be separate entries?
  • How should site records be linked?
  • How should find-reporting rules be localised?
Draft as JSON