Roles and Responsabilities in the Archiving Process#
This questionnaire aims at making a survey on the actual roles and responsabilities in the process of archiving the archaeological documentation. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this questionnaire or if you are interested in joining our the EAC-Archaeological Archives group, please send us a mail to the following address:
1. Planning#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person 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 |
2. Data Gathering#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person 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 |
3. Analysis#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person 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 |
4. Reporting / Publication#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person Responsible for Archive Task |
|---|---|---|---|
| If text is created | |||
| If drawings and photographs are created | |||
| If digital material is created |
5. Archive Compilation#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person 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 |
6. Curation#
| Question | Action | Archive Task | Person Responsible for Archive Task |
|---|---|---|---|
| All elements of the archaeological archive | |||
| Written material | |||
| Drawings | |||
| Photographs | |||
| Digital archive | |||
| Objects | |||
| Human remains | |||
| Scientific samples |