14th February 2006, 09:17 PM
On a traditional archaeological site the grid used for planning is formed from a series of squares or ocassionally rectangles. Within that grid archaeological plans can be created by the use of a planning frame or by measuring the outlines of features from tapes stretched along the gridlines.
Archaeological sites however are rarely entirely square or rectangular and there will always be areas that need planning that fall outside of the mainsite grid and/or into which a planning frame cant be fitted. Planning in these areas is normally achieved by measurements [u]offset</u> from the main site grid. So offsetting is therefore a process, not a measurement in its own right.
Sometimes us archies will plan an archaeological site from a single baseline rather than a site grid, in which case each and every measurement is [u]offset</u> from the baseline.
Is this for an essay, by the way?
Archaeological sites however are rarely entirely square or rectangular and there will always be areas that need planning that fall outside of the mainsite grid and/or into which a planning frame cant be fitted. Planning in these areas is normally achieved by measurements [u]offset</u> from the main site grid. So offsetting is therefore a process, not a measurement in its own right.
Sometimes us archies will plan an archaeological site from a single baseline rather than a site grid, in which case each and every measurement is [u]offset</u> from the baseline.
Is this for an essay, by the way?