9th January 2006, 05:49 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by 1man1desk
Terminology doesn't matter - 'small find', 'special find', 'individual find' etc. etc. etc. all get used.
The key distinction is this:
Does the find merit individual recording and assignment of a unique number, or does it only merit recording as part of an assemblage deriving from a particular context and referred to by the context number?
In principle this is a decision that should be made on a project-specific basis, because what is individually important on one project may not be on another. I suppose the key thing is, are you likely to refer to the object separately in the report?
1man1desk
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I agree with the above. But would stress the following: 'small find' is misleading - 'special find', 'individual find' are better. All relating to significant finds (small or large) which are of particular relevance to the site in question. If this has been determined then an extra level of recording is required to that of the normal finds assemblage..
Not meaning to be negative or insulting, but this is basic stuff.