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Before a cemetary is excavated historians and a human osteologist would be involved in order to consider the collection policy. Environmental samples would be taken. The archaeological record focuses on the obvious and descriptive part of the burial. The sensitive treatment of human remains should be born in mind and the special treatment of lead coffins (MoL 1994).
Apart from the code G for 'graves' and SK for 'skeleton' MoL uses no descriptive entry codes.
The basic minimum record of a skeleton uses the following prompt terms: (see Table 11)
The basic minimum record of a coffin is defined in special prompted terms: (see Table 12)