This document provides an ontological model for documenting finds processing and analysis. It defines key entities and relationships used to record information like finds grouping and phasing, assessments, treatments, and contextual relationships. The model allows linking finds records to other project resources and provides a structured format for notes on processes like finds dating and specialist assessments.

1. PROJECT INITIATION
ProjectTeamMemberRole ProjectTeamMember ContextFindProductionEvent ContextFindMeasurementValue ProjectTeamMemberRole Timestamp
E73:
ProjectTeamMemberRole RecordDrawingNoteType SurveyDataset SurveyEvent
RecordNote
E55: Type E29: Actor E60: Number E55: Type E62: String
P14.1: in the role of P3.1: has type P3: has note P94:has created
E55: Type E55: Type E37: Information Object E7: Activity
P94: has created
FINDS DOCUMENTATION
E62: String Timestamp
(was created by)
Type used to structure notes Survey dataset E65: Creation Event
(was created by) Notes regarding record
eg ‘certainty’ Survey, including chemical,
compilation and dating process
geophysical, auger etc
EH_E0078 EH_E0077 EH_E0036 EH_E0035 EH_E0078 EH_E0091
EH_E0078 EH_E0080 EH_E0090 EH_E2007
Appendix A:
ProjectDesign ContextFindProductionEvent ContextFindProductionEvent ContextFindDatingEvent ContextFindMeasurementUnit Timestamp
Timestamp
RecordNoteType Record
E29: Design or Procedure E7:Activity E58: Measurement Unit E62: String
Ontological Model of
E62: String Spot dating achieved P90: has value P14.1: in the role of P79: beginning is qualified
The PD or UPD E55: Type E31: Document E65:Creation Event Timestamp
Timestamp through finds by
P14.1: in the role of P3.1: has type P16: used specific object
Type used to structure notes Record of find production date finds dating
(was used for)
eg ‘certainty’
EH_E0076 EH_E0037 EH_E0014 EH_E2005 EH_E0034 EH_E0091
EH_E0091
Centre for Archaeology
This is the link to Research ContextFindMeasurement ContextFindMeasurementEvent ProjectTeamMember ContextFindMeasurementEvent
objectives (EoP 98 etc ) through
RecordDrawingNote ProcessSurveyDatasetEvent RecordDrawingSheet
Type Timespan
E7: Activity
ProjectTeamMember
E54: Dimension E39: Actor
Information Domain (V9)
P16: used specific object P14: carried out by P67: refers to P1:is identified by P91: has unit P80: end is qualified by
E62: String E65:Creation Event E84: Information Carrier
ADMIS/RASMIS project code
P79: beginning is E55: Type E52: Time-span
(was used for) (performed) (is referred to by) (identifies) (is unit of)
Notes regarding record Processing survey data, The physical plan, be it paper
E39: Actor qualified by
completion including identification and based or digital
numbers.
interpretation of anomalies
EH_E0031 EH_E0033 EH_E0077 EH_E0032
EH_E0079 EH_E2008 EH_E0082
Research objective=E29 Design
EH_E0077
or Procedure
EHProject ContextFindProductionEvent ContextFindProductionEvent ContextFindProductionEvent ProjectTeamMemberRole Timestamp BulkFindItemRemovalEvent
CfAProjectTimespan
Location Timespan TimespanAppelation
E7: Activity E55: Type E2: Temporal Entity E80: Part Removal
E52: Time-span
P128: carries P4: has time-span Link to other project based P40: observed dimension P2: has type P14: carried out by P4: has time-span
A project as defined by EH
P3: has note P94: has created E53: Place E52: Time-span E49:Time Appelation Timestamp The act of taking a find from a
(is carried by) (in time span of) resources (was observed in) (is type of) (performed) (is time-span of)
(was created by) Spot dates bulk finds object
P14: carried out by
(performed)
EH_E0001 EH_E0095 EH_E0038 EH_E0039 EH_E0078 EH_E0091 CfA2011
EH_E0021
BULK FINDS
ContextFindMeasuementEvent BulkFindComponentCount
PROCESSING
AreaOfInvestigationDepiction
RecordDrawing Timestamp
E16: Measurement Event E60: Number
SURVEY RECORDING P80: end is qualified by P113: removed P112: diminished P57: has number of parts
E47: Spatial Coordinates
E36: Visual Item E62: String P7: witnessed P87: is identified by P7: took place at P4: has time-span P14.1: in the role of Measurements: length, width,
P67: refers to P80: end is qualified by (was removed by) (was diminished by)
A spatial entity
Interpretive plans and Timestamp (took place at) (identifies) (is time-span of) diameter, weight, etc
(is referred to by)
drawings
EH_E2020 EH_E0020
EH_E0019
EH_E0016 EH_E0091
AreaOfInvestigation
IdentifiedFeature ContextFindProductionEvent ProjectTeamMember ContextFindConditionState ContextFindConditionAssess ContextFindConditionAssess BulkFind BulkFindsAssessment ContextFindUseEventRecord
mentEventTimespan mentEventType NoteType
Allows us to talk about
E53: Place
E53: Place E12: Production Event E39: Actor E3: Condition State E19: Physical Object E13: Attribute Assignment
P7: witnessed how the find was Link to Conservation P140: assigned attribute to
The archaeological site as Link to geophysics
Identified anomalies and Some event must have E52: E55: Type Specialist finds assessments detailed assessment of pottery, E55:Type
(took place at) constructed, when and by (was attributed by)
defined in the PD, the specific
patterns produced the object and bulk finds assessments as per pottery record form Type used to structure notes
whom
area of investigation in the
by material eg ‘certainty’
accompanying description
EH_E0074 EH_E1002 EH_E0077 EH_E0029 EH_E0027 EH_E0028 EH_E0010 EH_E2021 EH_E0045
EH_E0003
ArchaeologicalSite ContextFindUseEventTime
GroupEventRecordNoteType GroupingPhasingProcedure IdentifiedFeatureDepiction DepictionEvent
span
P9: was intended use of
E27: Site
P89: falls within P58: has section definition Link to other project based P108: has produced P14: carried out by P35: has identified P4: has time-span P2: has type P39: measured
E55: Type E29: Design or Procedure E47: Spatial Coordinates E65: Creation Event P3.1:has type
P87: is identified by EH_P4: depicts The archaeological site as E52: Time-span
(contains) (definessection) resources (was produced by) (performed) (identifed by) (is time-span of) (is type of) (was measured by)
Type used to structure notes Grouping/phasing Drawing, including on-site drawing
(identifies) defined in other systems
eg ‘certainty’ methodology and detailed finds drawing
eg Avebury Henge
EH_E0002 EH_E0099
EH_E0069 EH_E0073 EH_E0075 EH_E2010
P4: has time-span
(is time-span of)
THE quot;SITEquot;
RecordDrawingSheet ContextStuff RecordPhotograph ContextFindConditionAssess ContextFindUseEvent ContextFindUseEventRecord
GroupingPhasingEvent
mentEvent Note
Assertions E84: Information Carrier E18: Physical Stuff E38: Image E7: Activity
P94: has created P138: represents P9: consists of P34: concerned P67: refers to P3:has note
E65: Creation Event
FINDS PROCESSING AND
relating to validity
P3.1: has type P15: was influenced by The physical plan, be it paper E14: Condition Assessment unctional or use aspect of E62:String
(was created by) (forms part of) (was assessed by) (is referred to by)
The process of grouping and of attributes assigned
(influenced) based or digital Assessments of conditions as finds, an activity in the past Notes regarding record
phasing eg date goes here in the
FINDS TREATMENT
per conservation compilation and dating process
SiteSubDivisionDepiction
record of the event, not EH_E0082 EH_E0008 EH_E0017 EH_E2012 EH_E1005 EH_E0044
EH_E2004 the event itself ie we know E47: Spatial Coordinates
the event happened at P67: refers to
A spatial entity
some exact time that we (is referred to by)
can only approximate and
GroupEventRecordNote RecordDrawing SiteSubDivision ContextFindTreatmentType ContextFindTreatmentProce ContextFindTreatmentLocation ContextFindUID
it is not the exact time but ProjectTeamMemberRole ContextFindUseEventRecord
EH_E0088 dure
our approximation we
E62: String E73: Information Object E53: Place E55: Type E53: Place E42: Object Identifier
P3: has note P94: has created P128: carries P67: refers to P87: is identified by
wish to express E55: Type E31: Document
Notes regarding the grouping Plans and sections; Site sub-divisions General type of treatment E29: Design or Procedure Either on-site or off-site Small find number P94:has created
(was created by) (is carried by) (is referred to by) (identifies)
certainty about Value = “finds specialist” Record of assessment of use
and phasing ie record drawings undertaken Reference to specific (was created by)
methodology
SiteSubDivisionAppelation
EH_E0068 EH_E0016 EH_E0004 EH_E0042 EH_E0041 EH_E0040 EH_E0043
EH_E0078 EH_E0015
E48: Place Name
DRAWN RECORDS eg “trench1”
GroupStuff
ContextNoteType
EH_E0087
FINDS ASSESSMENT AND
P53: has former or
Context as place: Notes on context and P32: used general
E18: Physical Stuff
P67: refers to current location P67: refers to E55: Type
P89: falls within physical relationships fall other attributes not technique P33: used specific P7: took place at P37: assigned
ANALYSIS
(is referred to by) (is former or current (is referred to by) P14.1: in the role of
(contains) out easily needing further structure (was technique of) technique (witnessed) (was assigned by)
location of)
(was used by)
EH_E0006
EH_E0047
GROUPING AND