Panel 4 Examples of fields to use to record archaeological science data in an HER. As well as those fields in the table below, also include fields for 'Assemblage size' and 'Period'.#
| Object type (Artefact/Ecofact) | Material | State (preservation) | Investigative technique | Recovery method | Storage location | Reference | Notes |
| (Soils & sediments + LUT:) Colluvium, Alluvium, Buried soil, Estuarine, Aeolian etc | Tephra Peat, Ash, Sand, Gravel | Particle size, Ph, Soil phosphorus, Loss on ignition, Magnetic susceptibility, Micromorphology | (Specialist samples +LUT) Blocks, Bulk, Kubenya tins | Link to the full report | Exceptional occurrences or other detail | ||
| (Vertebrates + LUT:) Human remains, Large mammals, Small mammals, Bird, Fish, Amphibian, Reptiles | Bone, Antler, Teeth, Ivory, Skin, Hair, Feathers, Egg shells | Charred, Mineralised | Xradiography, Isotope, Ancient biomolecules | Hand, Bulk, Sieving | Specialist’s shelf, Museum, Archaeological unit | ||
| (Invertebrates + LUT:) Insects, Mites, Ostracods, Molluscs land, Molluscs freshwater, Molluscs marine | Shell, Body parts | Waterlogged, Charred, Mineralised | Monoliths, Bulk, Spot, Column, auger | ||||
| (Plants + LUT:)Plant macro remains, Moss, Wood, Pollen, Phytoliths, Spores | Grains, Chaff, Seeds, Roots, Leaves, Buds | Waterlogged, Charred, Mineralised, Worked | Monoliths, Bulk, Hand, Flotation, Dry sieving | ||||
| (Vessels + LUT) Amphorae, Pot, Dish | Pottery, Glass, Copper alloy, Iron | ||||||
| (Clothing +LUT) Pins, Belt, Pouch | Textile, Leather, Copper alloy, Iron | Waterlogged, Charred, Mineralised | |||||
| (Construction objects +LUT) Tessarae, Bricks, Tiles | Clay | ||||||
| (Writing objects + LUT) Stylus, Tablet | Waterlogged, Charred, Mineralised |
