Context Number
Definition
A unique integer assigned to each discrete stratigraphic unit at the moment of identification. Numbers are sequential and non-reusable. Even if a context turns out to be part of a previously numbered context, it retains its own number with a cross-reference.
Related terms
- Context Sheet
- The primary recording document for a single context: a standardised form capturing description, dimensions, relationships, samples, and finds before the context is...
- Photographic Log
- A written record, kept on site alongside the context records, that logs each photograph with its file name, date, time, photographer, subject...
- Relationship Matrix
- A section of the context sheet or a separate table that lists which contexts this context is directly above, directly below, and...
- Site Archive
- The complete record of a forensic excavation: field notebooks, context sheets, photographic record, sample register, finds catalogue, and digital survey data. In...
- Skeleton Context Sheet
- A context sheet with additional fields specific to human remains: skeletal element list, body position, articulation status, orientation, and cross-references to associated...
Explained in
- Single-Context Recording SystemA unique integer assigned to each discrete stratigraphic unit at the moment of identification. Numbers are sequential and non-reusable. Even if a context turns...