Image of Tarbat Sculpture.Bulletin 1, 1995

Appendix 1: Guide to Information Recovery Levels

Level

Operation

Find

Component

Context

Feature

Structure

A

Machining

Plot 2-D

(not recovered)

Outline Plan

Outline Plan

Outline Plan

Fieldwalking

Plot 2-D

(not recovered)

(not recovered)

Inferred from density plot

Inferred from density plot

Geophysics

(not recovered)

(not recovered)

(not recovered)

Inferred from density plot

Inferred from density plot

Topographics

(not recovered)

(not recovered)

(not recovered)

Inferred from map

Inferred from map

B

Shovel scraping (definition)

Plot 2-D

(not recovered)

Short Description, Outline

Short Description, Outline

Short Description, Outline

Shovel excavation

Recover by context

Optional sampling

Short Description, Outline Plan

Short Description, Plan and Profile

Short Description, Plan and Profile, Photograph (PostX)

C

Coarse trowelling (definition)

Plot 2-D

(not recovered)

Description, Outline Plan

Description, Outline Plan

Description, Outline Plan

Excavation

Recover by context. Optional sieving

Optional sampling

Full Description, Outline Plan

Full Description, Plan, Section, Photograph (PostX)

Full Description, Plan, Section, Photograph (PostX)

D

Fine trowelling (definition)

Plot 3-D

(not recovered)

Full Description, Detailed Plan

Full Description, Detailed Plan, Photograph

Full Description, Detailed Plan, Photograph

Excavation

Plot 3-D, Sample Sieving

Selective sampling

Full Description, Detailed Plan, Section, Photograph (PreX)

Full Description, Detailed Plan, Section, Photograph (PreX, PostX)

Full Description, Detailed Plan, Section, Photograph (by phase)

E

Detailed Excavation

Plot 3-D, Describe Attitude, Sieve All

Keep All

(As Level D), Optional Colour Plan/Section

(As Level D), Full Photographic Record

(As Level D), Full Photographic Record

F

Block removal for controlled dissection

(As Above), Photograph and Draw in situ

(As Level E)

(As Level E), Full Photographic Record

(As Level E)

(As Level E)

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