Roles and Responsabilities in the Archiving Process#

Planning
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
If you are initiating a new project which requires you to tender for work
If you are planning out a new project, or a new phase of a project
Data Gathering
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
If you are creating a written, drawn or photographic record
If you are creating digital material
If you are collecting finds
If you find human remains
If you are collecting scientific samples on site
Analysis
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
If you are creating new documents, drawings or photographs
If you are a specialist creating new documents, drawings or photographs
If you are creating born digital material
If you are a specialist creating born digital material
If you create a reference collection/type series during finds analysis
If finds are being sent out to external specialists
If you are an external specialist returning finds
Reporting / Publication
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
If text is created
If drawings and photographs are created
If digital material is created
Archive Compilation
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
If you are compiling written documents
If you are compiling drawings
If you are compiling photographs
If you are compiling digital material
If you are preparing finds
If you are preparing human remains
If you are preparing scientific samples
Curation
QuestionAction Archive TaskPerson Responsible for Archive Task
All elements of the archaeological archive
Written material
Drawings
Photographs
Digital archive
Objects
Human remains
Scientific samples