archaeological-fieldwork

Prepare archaeological project designs, field registers, stratigraphic reviews, finds records, and post-fieldwork reports; not excavation authority or object authentication.

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Archaeological Fieldwork

Choose one primary mode by its requested deliverable. Read only that workflow; add another only when the task requires its distinct output. Resolve relative links from the file containing them, including workflow links to ../artifacts/.

Mode Use when Workflow
project-design Produces archaeological research designs linking questions, investigation coverage, sampling, recording, post-fieldwork analysis, and archive requirements. Archaeological Project Design
field-recording Builds traceable context, spatial, photograph, and sample registers from supplied archaeological observations while preserving observation and interpretation separately. Archaeological Field Recording
stratigraphic-review Reviews context relationships and proposed archaeological sequences for cycles, missing references, unsupported equivalences, and uncertainty before grouping or dating. Stratigraphic Sequence Review
finds-register Reconciles finds and sample inventories with archaeological contexts, container identifiers, movement records, conservation flags, and archive requirements. Archaeological Finds Register
post-fieldwork-reporting Writes archaeological reports that connect research questions to inspected records, distinguish observation from interpretation, and prepare traceable archive handoffs. Archaeological Post-fieldwork Reporting

Preserve context identifiers, observed relationships, and source locations. Treat field observations, interpretation, and planned investigations separately. Handle location restrictions and jurisdiction-specific requirements as project inputs. Missing evidence permits a bounded draft or verification plan with explicit unknowns. Preserve originals and do not claim observations, approvals, or checks that were not obtained.