Relationship matrix
Definition
A section of the context sheet or a separate table that lists which contexts this context is directly above, directly below, and contemporary with. These relationships are the raw data from which the Harris Matrix is built.
Related terms
- Context number
- A unique integer assigned to each discrete stratigraphic unit at the moment of identification. Numbers are sequential and non-reusable. Even if a...
- 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...
- 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 section of the context sheet or a separate table that lists which contexts this context is directly above, directly below, and contemporary with. These relat...