Stratigraphic unit

CIDOC documentation: E18 Physical Thing

Stratigraphic units are used to record archaeological data. They are subunits of a Feature which itself is a subunit of a Place. For an archaeological workflow example see Archaeological data.

Form fields

• Name

• Type

• Date

• Description

• Super - a Feature which it is a part of

• Map

Can be linked via tabs to

• Source - when it is referenced there

• Event - only for new events. For existing the location at the event itself can be edited.

• Reference

• Artifact

• Human remains

• File

Anthropological analyses

Clicking on the tools button leads you to the Anthropological Analyses.

Super and subunits

In the OpenAtlas database a Stratigraphic unit is a subunit of a Feature. A Feature can consist of one or more Stratigraphic units (e.g. grave as feature can contain one or more burials, a backfilling, etc.). Stratigraphic units themselves are structured in the same way and can be connected to Artifact and Human remains as their subunits.