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Field Name
Ref.
A
SITE IDENTIFICATION
A01
Parks Canada Site
(Provenience) Number*
A02
Site Name
A03
Project Name
A04
Recorder's Site Number*
A05
Borden Number*
A06
Permit Number*
A07
Researcher*
A08
Park or Site Code
A09
Contract Number*
B
Data/
Comments
Form Check Boxes
LOCATION
B01
UTM Coordinates*
UTM Zone ___ Easting_____ Northing_____
B02
Latitude*
___d___m___s N; ___d___m___s W
B03
Longitude*
___d___m___s N; ___d___m___s W
B04
Elevation*
__mASL __mBSL __mBHD; FROM:__ TO: __
B05
Datum (Geodetic)
NAD83__ NAD27__ WGS84__ Other (please specify) __
B06
Determination Method
(Coordinates)*
GPS__Differential GPS__Total Station__ Estimate from Map___ Estimate from Aerial Photo___ Estimate from Description___ Other
(please specify)__ Estimated Error__
B07
Location*
B08
Access*
B09
Map Reference Number *
B10
Map Scale*
1:250,000__ 1:50,000__ 1:20,000__ Other (please specify)__
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Field Name
B11
Other Map*
B12
Minor Drainage*
B13
B14
Major Drainage*
Aerial Photo Reference
Number*
B15
Province/Territory*
B16
District/County*
B17
Township*
B18
Nearest Named Place
B19
Cultural Region
B20
Aspect
B21
Site/ Sketch Map*
C
ENVIRONMENT
C01
Environmental Setting
C02
Soil Type
D
TENURE
D01
Owner*
D02
Political Jurisdiction*
D03
Legal Description*
E
Data/
Comments
Form Check Boxes
Federal__ Provincial__ Municipal__ First Nation/Aboriginal__ Other (please specify)__
VISIT HISTORY
E01
Date Visited (From/To)*
FROM: yyyy-mm-dd TO: yyyy-mm-dd
E02
Nature of Work Done (Visit Surface Collecting__ Surface Recording__ Site Revisit__ Subsurface Testing__ Extensive Excavation__ Monitoring__ Surveillance__
Established Datum__ Alteration__ Unknown__ Other (please specify)__ Comments__
Activity)*
E03
Change Since Last Visit*
Last Visit: (yyyy-mm-dd)
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Parks Canada Archaeological Recording Manual: Excavations and Surveys v. 1.0
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Field Name
E04
Informant Name*
E05
Images/Recordings
F
F01
CONDITION
Condition Assessment
(General)*
Data/
Comments
Form Check Boxes
Digital Image (still)__ Digital Image (moving)__ Video__ Air Photo__ Photograph__ Slide__ Cast__ Rubbing__ Sketch__ Audio (digital)
__ Audio (analog)__ Side Scan Sonar__ Ground Penetrating Radar__Satellite Imagery__Metal Detector__ Other (please specify)__
Good__Fair__Poor__ Destroyed__Comments__
F03
Threatened Site?*
CULTURAL: Borrow Pit__ Cultivation__ Development (Please specify)__ Dredging__ Environmental Testing__ Fire__ Grazing__
Landing Strip/Area__ Landscaping__ Logging__ Looting/Vandalism__ Military Activity__ Mining__ Previous Archaeological
Investigation__ Railway__ Recreational Use__ Refuse Dumping__ Road__ Seismic Line__ Sewer/Septic__ Transmission Line__
Unauthorized Collecting__ Utility Trenching__ NATURAL: Bioturbation__ Decay__ Erosion (please specify)__ Ground Crack/Fissure__
Insect Infestation__ Rodent Burrowing__ Other Animal Activity (please specify)__ Vegetation Growth__ Other (please specify)__
Threatened (T)__ Not Threatened (NT)__ Unknown Threat (UT)__; Justification__; Recommendations__; Comments__; Future Threat
Assessment: High__Medium__Low__ Rationale__
F04
Estimated %
Disturbed/Impacted*
Destroyed (100%)__ Very Disturbed (50-90%)__ Disturbed (25-50%)__ Slightly Disturbed (5-25%)__ Intact (no observable
disturbance)__
F02
G
G01
Disturbances (Impact
Agents)*
DESCRIPTION
G02
G03
Site Dimensions*
Length__(m) Direction __ / Width__(m) Direction __
Site Dimensions
(Comments)
Estimated__ Exact__ Partial__ Whole__
Site Description (General)* Surface __ Subsurface __ Underwater __ Undetermined __ Object Scatter __ Single Feature __ Multiple Features __
G04
G05
Features*
Isolated Find*
G06
Site Type/Function*
G07
Slope Angle
Degree__ / Percent__%
H
H01
CULTURE
Site Type Class*
Pre-contact__ Indigenous Historic__ Historic__ Contemporary__ Natural__ Undetermined__
H02
H03
Cultural Period*
Scientific Dates/
Radiocarbon Data*
H04
H05
Culture
Cultural Strata
Yes__ Reported as an Archaeological Site?__Rationale__
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Parks Canada Archaeological Recording Manual: Excavations and Surveys v. 1.0
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I01
Data/
Comments
Form Check Boxes
MANAGEMENT
Level I__Level II__"Other"__Rationale__
I02
CRM Level*
Objects/ Samples
(Collected)*
I03
Objects/ Samples
(Not Collected)*
Stone flakes __ Stone Tools __ Bone __ Ceramics __ Historic Objects __ Other (please specify)__ No Archaeological Objects
Observed___
J
COMMENTS
J01
Remarks
J02
Recommendations*
K
Stone Flakes __ Stone Tools __ Bone __ Ceramics __ Historic Objects __ Other (please specify)__ Repository___
REFERENCE
K01
Type of Documentation/
Archive*
K02
Field Notebook Reference*
K03
Bibliographic References
Maps/Plans__ Still Photos__ Audio Recordings__ Video Footage__ Drawings__ Archival Information__ Field Notes_ Forms__
Archaeological Objects__ Articles__ Contacts__ Other (please specify)__
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