archaeological site
Let an agent handle archaeological sites by location, period, type, protection and access, without revealing sensitive locations or encouraging looting.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle archaeological sites by location, period, type, protection and access, without revealing sensitive locations or encouraging looting.
A place in which evidence of past human activity is preserved, whether prehistoric, historic or recent, such as settlements, burial grounds, production centres and building foundations, investigated by archaeology.
What it is for: Understanding the human past and preserving heritage.
It can be visit sites open to the public; report finds to authorities; study excavation reports; protect sites from damage.
Distinguishing features
Preserves evidence of past activity
Often protected by law
Fragile and non-renewable
Exact locations sometimes kept confidential
What it looks like
Ruins, earthworks, foundations, scatters of artefacts or buried remains.
How it is recognised
Earthworks and foundations
Heritage designations
Site types such as hut circles or kilns
Related models
is a kind of - category
is studied by - field
is protected as - status
contains - finds
In practice
Families and kinds
settlements
burial sites
production sites such as kilns
ritual and monumental sites
underwater sites
Identifiers
national monument record id register-specific protected sites
Standards and regulation
Valletta Convention (European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage)
UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage
National antiquities and metal-detecting laws
Failure modes and hazards
Looting and illegal detecting
Publishing sensitive locations
Damage by development
Also called
+87
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Which site.
Type and period.
Type
Settlement, burial.
Type
Site type.
- What type of site is it, and from which period? definition
- What evidence shows this? provenance
Location
Sensitivity.
Location
Location.
- Is the location public or kept confidential? boundary
- Who manages it? provenance
Protection Law.
Sites are protected.
Status
Designation.
Status
Protection status.
- Is it a scheduled or listed site? provenance
- What activities are prohibited? boundary
Finds
Reporting.
Finds
Reporting finds.
- How should a chance find be reported? action
- Who owns finds under local law? boundary
Research Excavation.
Research needs permits.
Reports
Findings.
Reports
Excavation reports.
- What have excavations found? provenance
- Where are reports published? provenance
Dating
Chronology.
Dating
Dating.
- How was the site dated? provenance
- How precise is it? measurement
Visiting Access.
Visits must be respectful.
Access
Opening.
Access
Access.
- Is the site open to visitors? provenance
- Are guided tours available? definition
Conduct
Care.
Conduct
Visitor conduct.
- What must visitors avoid, such as climbing or collecting? boundary
- Is metal detecting prohibited? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should site types be separate entries?
- How should monument records be linked?
- How should sensitive locations be withheld?