Haw. Code R. § 13-278-4 - Archaeological data recovery report

(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.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 13-278-4

[Eff DEC 11 2003] (Auth: HRS §§ 6E-3, 6E-43) (Imp: HRS §§ 6E-3, 6E-7, 6E-8, 6E-42, 6E-43)