Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 13 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION
Chapter 278 - RULES GOVERNING STANDARDS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY STUDIES AND REPORTS
Section 13-278-4 - Archaeological data recovery report
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 13-278-4
Current through February, 2024
(a) The archaeological data recovery report shall be prepared by an archaeologist who meets the minimum requirements under chapter 13-281. It shall include the following:
(3) The site's formal type (e.g.
C-shaped enclosure, platform, enclosure, wall, paving, etc.). If it has several
major features, then each of these should be noted (e.g., three C-shaped
enclosures, one platform, four stone cairns),
(4) A description of the site, to include any
of the following, if not recorded in previous studies:
(A) Size, horizontal extent;
(B) Shape, area, with representative
architectural heights and widths, etc. (in metrics), of the major feature or
features;
(C) The presence or
absence of surface remains (artifacts, midden, debris, etc.), and if present,
the general nature of these remains, their density, and distribution;
(D) The presence or absence of any subsurface
deposits, and if so, an assessment of the general depth and nature of these
deposits;
(E) Representative
photographs, or line drawings, or both;
(F) Drafted plan maps, which shall include
major features, a bar scale, north arrow, and indicate method used (e.g. tape
and compass or instrument mapping.); and
(G) The integrity of the site.
(5) If excavations, augering,
shovel tests, etc. occurred, findings must be presented under each site's
description, to include:
(A) Location of the
excavations, augering, etc. on a plan map of the site;
(B) Description of stratigraphic layers, with
United States Department of Agriculture standard soil descriptions (using
Munsell colors),
(C) Line-drawings
depicting the entire length of the profiles, to scale, of all test excavations
through surface architecture or of all test excavations with cultural
layers;
(D) Representative
stratigraphic profiles, to scale, of test excavations not through surface
architecture or where no cultural layers are visible in the excavation side
walls;
(E) Descriptions of
features, including provenience within layers;
(F) Listing of artifacts, including
provenience within layers;
(G)
Listing of faunal remains, by layer;
(H) Listing of debris and other remains, by
layer; and
(I) Listing of carbon
samples, by provenience;
(6) An assessment of site function, with
reasonable and adequate supportive arguments; and
(7) An assessment of site age.
(c) The results and analysis section of the report shall include:
(1) An
overall presentation of artifacts, to include:
(A) A master list with provenience, material
and type;
(B) Measurements of each
artifact, as appropriate, which can be in table form and can be presented under
the next item;
(C) Analysis of
artifact assemblage by artifact types, materials, and provenience, as
appropriate; and
(D) Illustrations
(line drawings or photographs, or both) of a representative sample of
artifacts.
(2) An
overall presentation of faunal and botanical remains, to include:
(A) A master list, presenting the species
within each layer of each site and their counts and weight in grams;
(B) Analysis by taxa, as possible;
and
(C) Methods of sample
selection.
(3) An
overall presentation of chronology to include absolute and relative dating, to
include:
(A) A master list, by site and by
provenience within site, which includes laboratory numbers for each
date;
(B) Methods of collection and
lab treatment;
(C) For radiocarbon
dates, C12/C13 ratios shall be obtained; and
(D) Methods of sample selection.
(4) An overall presentation of
lithic sourcing, if appropriate, to include:
(A) A master list, by site and by provenience
within site;
(B) Methods of sample
selection; and
(C) Methods and
techniques of source analysis.
(5) Osteological analyses, if human skeletal
remains are to be analyzed, the analysis shall conform to chapters 13-283 and
13-300.
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