The Archaeological Object is the most common documentation unit at Archaeological excavations. If the Archaeological Object is divided into smaller parts in order to facilitate Scatter plot analysis, the smaller parts are managed as Excavation units.
To measure a Archaeological Object is not complicated but it demands a more comprehensive documentation. The quality of the documentation is depending on the level of ambition, questions, and most of all the nature of the Contextual Object. A more complicated and comprehensive documentation can contain the following methods:
Proceed as follows:
Identification, delimit and measure the boundary surface. The code you use is 2A and Point number. 2 stands for Polygon Object which is the boundary surface of the archaeological object and A is the code for the Class Archaeological Object. Point number is the number available when you measure and the number are therefore the Archaeological object's Identity. If the archaeological object's boundary surface is not completely visible the object can be recorded with one identifying point (1A-point number) and/or the parts that are visible are recorded with the boundary segment code (7A-object identity).
Terrain modelling of a surface. The Terrain Points are coded 0A-object identity. 0 (zero) stands for a Point in surface and A is the code for the class Archaeological object. The Object Identity is a reference to the Archaeological object. Measure points in the object's surface that describes the surface topography.
Measure a Section. If the Archaeological Object is excavated with a Section or excavated in parts, the Section is measured as a Line.
Samples and Sample documentation. The Sample from the Object is measured In Situ.
When the Object is excavated you can measure the Object's subsurface. If the Object is a Layer and the Layer is followed by yet another Layer, the subsurface is measured as the next Layer's surface. The Points code are 4A object identity and 4 stands for subsurface. A is the code for the Class Archaeological Object and the Object Identity is a reference to the corresponding Archaeological object.