DAACS Digital Archaeological Archive of Chesapeake Slavery
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Field Name: Project ID Number

Field Name: Context ID Number

Field Name: Context

Field Name: Context Excavated
Authority Terms:

  1. Yes
  2. No

Field Name: Level Type
Authority Terms:

  1. Arbitrary
  2. Arbitrary to Natural
  3. Missing Information
  4. Natural
  5. Natural to Arbitrary
Field Name: Deposit Type
Authority Terms:
  1. A Horizon
  2. Alluvium
  3. Architecture
  4. Brick-in-Course
  5. Buried A Horizon
  6. Clean-Up/Out-of-Stratigraphic Context
  7. Colluvium/Wash
  8. Cut/Depositional Basin
  9. Fill
  10. Floor, brick
  11. Floor, clay
  12. Floor, stone
  13. Floor, wood
  14. Missing Information
  15. Not Applicable
  16. Not in List
  17. Plowzone
  18. Postmold
  19. Subsoil
  20. Surface Collection
  21. Topsoil
  22. Unidentified
Field Name: Unit Type
Authority Terms:
  1. Feature
  2. Metal Detector Hit
  3. Quadrat/Unit
  4. STP (Shovel Test Pit)
  5. Unnumbered Feature

Field Name: Quadrat ID

Field Name: Quadrat Size

Field Name: Feature Number

Field Name: STP Northing

Field Name: STP Easting

Field Name: Context Length (Major axis)

Field Name: Context Width (Minor axis)

Field Name: Maximum Lithostratigraphic Thickness (Records the thickest portion of this Lithostratigraphic unit.)

Field Name: Actual Measured Volume

Field Name: Artifact Presence
Authority Terms:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. N/A (Not Applicable)
  4. N/R (Not Recorded)

Field Name: TPQ

Field Name: TPQ Notes

Field Name: Added By

Field Name: Date Added

Field Name: Date Changed

Field Name: Changed By

Field Name: Excavator Description

Field Name: Excavator Interpretation

Field Name: Date Opened

Field Name: Date Closed

Field Name: Excavated By

Field Name: Recorded By

Field Name: Data Entry Notes

Field Name: Photographs
Authority Terms:

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. N/A (Not Applicable)
  4. N/R (Not Recorded)
Field Name: Plan Drawings

Field Name: Profile Drawings

Field Name: Master Context Number

Field Name: Master Context Interpretation

Field Name: DAACS Stratigraphic Group

Field Name: DAACS Stratigraphic Group Interpretation

Field Name: DAACS Phase

Field Name: Excavator Phase
Related Table: Quadrat Boundaries

Field Name: Easting

Field Name: Northing
Related Table: Sediment Information

Field Name: Sediment Description

  1. Clay
  2. Clay Loam
  3. Loam
  4. Loamy Sand
  5. Sand
  6. Sandy Clay
  7. Sandy Clay Loam
  8. Sandy Loam
  9. Silt
  10. Silty Clay
  11. Silty Clay Loam
  12. Silty Loam
  13. Not in List
  14. Not Applicable
  15. Missing
  16. Unidentifiable

Field Name: Munsell Soil Color
Authority Terms:

Munsell Sediment Color Code Munsell Sediment Description
10GY 4/1 Dark Greenish Gray
10R 3/2 Dusky Red
10R 3/3 Dusky Red
10R 3/4 Dusky Red
10R 3/4 Dusky Red
10R 3/6 Dark Red
10R 4/3 Weak Red
10R 4/3 Weak Red
10R 4/4 Weak Red
10R 4/6 Red
10R 4/8 Red
10R 5/6 Red
10R 5/8 Red
10Y 5/6 10Y 5/6
10YR 2/1 Black
10YR 2/2 Very Dark Brown
10YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
10YR 3/2 Very Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 3/3 Dark Brown
10YR 3/4 Brown
10YR 3/6 Brown
10YR 4/1 Dark Gray
10YR 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 4/3 Brown
10YR 4/4 Dark Yellowish Brown
10YR 4/5 Dark Yellowish Brown

10YR 4/6

Dark Yellowish Brown

10YR 5/1 Gray
10YR 5/2 Grayish Brown
10YR 5/3 Brown
10YR 5/4 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/5 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/6 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/8 Yellowish Brown
10YR 6/2 Light Brownish Gray
10YR 6/3 Pale Brown
10YR 6/4 Light Yellowish Brown
10YR 6/6 Brownish Yellow
10YR 6/8 Brownish Yellow
10YR 6/9 Brownish Yellow
10YR 7/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 7/4 Very Pale Brown
10YR 7/6 Yellow
10YR 7/8 Yellow
10YR 8/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 8/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 8/6 Yellow
2.5Y 3/2 Very Dark Grayish Brown
2.5Y 4/1 Dark Gray
2.5Y 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
2.5Y 4/3 Olive Brown
2.5Y 4/4 Dark Yellow Brown
2.5Y 5/2 Grayish Brown
2.5Y 5/3 Light Olive Brown
2.5Y 5/4 Reddish Brown
2.5Y 5/6 Dark Yellowish Brown
2.5Y 6/2 Light Brownish Gray
2.5Y 6/4 Light Yellowish Brown
2.5Y 6/6 Olive Yellow
2.5Y 7/2 Light Gray
2.5Y 7/3 Pale Yellow
2.5Y 7/4 Pale Yellow
2.5Y 8/3 Pale Yellow
2.5YR 2.5/1 Black
2.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dusky Red
2.5YR 2.5/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 2.5/4 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/2 Dusky Red
2.5YR 3/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/4 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/6 Dark Red
2.5YR 3/8 Dark Red
2.5YR 4/2 Weak Red
2.5YR 4/3 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 4/4 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 4/6 Red
2.5YR 4/8 Red
2.5YR 4/8 Red
2.5YR 5/0 2.5YR 5/0
2.5YR 5/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 5/4 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 5/6 Red
2.5YR 5/8 Red
2.5YR 6/3 Light Reddish Brown
2.5YR 6/4 Light Reddish Brown
2.5YR 6/6 Light Red
2.5YR 7/3 Light Reddish Brown
5Y 4/2 Olive Gray
5Y 5/3 Olive
5Y 6/4 Pale Olive
5Y 7/2 Light Gray
5Y 9/1, 10Y 9/1 5Y 9/1, 10Y 9/1
5Y 9/2 5Y 9/2
5YR 2.5/2 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 2.5/2 Black
5YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
5YR 3/2 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 3/3 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 3/4 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 4/2 Weak Red
5YR 4/3 Reddish Brown
5YR 4/4 Reddish Brown
5YR 4/6 Yellowish Red
5YR 4/8 Yellowish Red
5YR 5/2 Reddish Gray
5YR 5/3 Reddish Brown
5YR 5/4 Reddish Brown
5YR 5/6 Yellowish Red
5YR 5/8 Yellowish Red
5YR 6/6 Reddish Yellow
5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
5YR 7/3 Pink
7.5Y 5/6 7.5Y 5/6
7.5Y 6/8 7.5Y 6/8
7.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dark Brown
7.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
7.5YR 3/2 Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/3 Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/4 Dark Brown
7.5YR 4/2 Brown
7.5YR 4/3 Brown
7.5YR 4/4 Red
7.5YR 4/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/3 Brown
7.5YR 5/4 Brown
7.5YR 5/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/8 Strong Brown
7.5YR 6/6 Reddish-Yellow
7.5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
7.5YR 7/6 Reddish Yellow
Not Applicable Not Applicable
Not Recorded Not Recorded
Unidentifiable Unidentifiable

Field Name: Excavator Description of Sediment Color

Field Name: Rank Order/Frequency
Authority Terms: Numerical 1-10

Field Name: Percentage
Authority Terms: 0-100 increasing in 5 percent increments
Related Table: Inclusion Information

Field Name: Inclusion Description
Authority Terms:

  1. Ash
  2. Bog Iron
  3. Bone
  4. Brick
  5. Charcoal
  6. Coal
  7. Gravel
  8. Greenstone
  9. Limestone, unmodified
  10. Limestone, unidentifiable
  11. Marl
  12. Mortar
  13. Not in List
  14. Not Recorded
  15. Quartz
  16. Sandstone
  17. Shell, other
  18. Shell, oyster
  19. Slag
  20. Stone, other modified
  21. Stone, other unmodified
  22. Stone, unidentified
  23. Unidentifiable
  24. Wood
Field Name: Inclusion Size

Field Name: Rank Order/Frequency
Authority Terms: Numerical 1-10

Field name: Percentage
Authority Terms: 0-100 increasing in 5 percent increments.
Related Table: Elevations

Field Name: Opening or Closing?
Authority Terms:

  1. Opening
  2. Closing
Field Name: Location
Authority Terms:
  1. NW
  2. NE
  3. SW
  4. SE
  5. Center
  6. Layer 1 (STP Level)
  7. Layer 2 (STP Level)
  8. Layer 3 (STP Level)
  9. Layer 4 (STP Level)
  10. Layer 5 (STP Level)
  11. Layer 6 (STP Level)
  12. North
  13. South
  14. East
  15. West
Field Name: Elevation Reading
Related Table: Stratigraphic Relationships

Field Name: Stratigraphic Relationship

Authority Terms:

  1. Contains
  2. Contemporary With
  3. Correlates With
  4. Intruded By
  5. Intrudes
  6. Missing Information
  7. Sealed By
  8. Seals
  9. Within

Field Name: Context
Related Table: Shovel Test Pit Data

Field Name: STP Level

Field Name: STP Closing Depth
Related Table: Shovel Test Pit Sediments

  1. Clay
  2. Clay Loam
  3. Loam
  4. Loamy Sand
  5. Sand
  6. Sandy Clay
  7. Sandy Clay Loam
  8. Sandy Loam
  9. Silt
  10. Silty Clay
  11. Silty Clay Loam
  12. Silty Loam
  13. Not in List
  14. Not Applicable
  15. Missing
  16. Unidentifiable
Field Name: Munsell Soil Color
Authority Terms:

Munsell Sediment Color Code Munsell Sediment Description
10GY 4/1 Dark Greenish Gray
10R 3/2 Dusky Red
10R 3/3 Dusky Red
10R 3/4 Dusky Red
10R 3/4 Dusky Red
10R 3/6 Dark Red
10R 4/3 Weak Red
10R 4/3 Weak Red
10R 4/4 Weak Red
10R 4/6 Red
10R 4/8 Red
10R 5/6 Red
10R 5/8 Red
10Y 5/6 10Y 5/6
10YR 2/1 Black
10YR 2/2 Very Dark Brown
10YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
10YR 3/2 Very Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 3/3 Dark Brown
10YR 3/4 Brown
10YR 3/6 Brown
10YR 4/1 Dark Gray
10YR 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
10YR 4/3 Brown
10YR 4/4 Dark Yellowish Brown
10YR 4/5 Dark Yellowish Brown
10YR 4/6 Dark Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/1 Gray
10YR 5/2 Grayish Brown
10YR 5/3 Brown
10YR 5/4 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/5 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/6 Yellowish Brown
10YR 5/8 Yellowish Brown
10YR 6/2 Light Brownish Gray
10YR 6/3 Pale Brown
10YR 6/4 Light Yellowish Brown
10YR 6/6 Brownish Yellow
10YR 6/8 Brownish Yellow
10YR 6/9 Brownish Yellow
10YR 7/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 7/4 Very Pale Brown
10YR 7/6 Yellow
10YR 7/8 Yellow
10YR 8/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 8/3 Very Pale Brown
10YR 8/6 Yellow
2.5Y 3/2 Very Dark Grayish Brown
2.5Y 4/1 Dark Gray
2.5Y 4/2 Dark Grayish Brown
2.5Y 4/3 Olive Brown
2.5Y 4/4 Dark Yellow Brown
2.5Y 5/2 Grayish Brown
2.5Y 5/3 Light Olive Brown
2.5Y 5/4 Reddish Brown
2.5Y 5/6 Dark Yellowish Brown
2.5Y 6/2 Light Brownish Gray
2.5Y 6/4 Light Yellowish Brown
2.5Y 6/6 Olive Yellow
2.5Y 7/2 Light Gray
2.5Y 7/3 Pale Yellow
2.5Y 7/4 Pale Yellow
2.5Y 8/3 Pale Yellow
2.5YR 2.5/1 Black
2.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dusky Red
2.5YR 2.5/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 2.5/4 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/2 Dusky Red
2.5YR 3/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/4 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 3/6 Dark Red
2.5YR 3/8 Dark Red
2.5YR 4/2 Weak Red
2.5YR 4/3 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 4/4 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 4/6 Red
2.5YR 4/8 Red
2.5YR 4/8 Red
2.5YR 5/0 2.5YR 5/0
2.5YR 5/3 Dark Reddish Brown
2.5YR 5/4 Reddish Brown
2.5YR 5/6 Red
2.5YR 5/8 Red
2.5YR 6/3 Light Reddish Brown
2.5YR 6/4 Light Reddish Brown
2.5YR 6/6 Light Red
2.5YR 7/3 Light Reddish Brown
5Y 4/2 Olive Gray
5Y 5/3 Olive
5Y 6/4 Pale Olive
5Y 7/2 Light Gray
5Y 9/1, 10Y 9/1 5Y 9/1, 10Y 9/1
5Y 9/2 5Y 9/2
5YR 2.5/2 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 2.5/2 Black
5YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
5YR 3/2 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 3/3 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 3/4 Dark Reddish Brown
5YR 4/2 Weak Red
5YR 4/3 Reddish Brown
5YR 4/4 Reddish Brown
5YR 4/6 Yellowish Red
5YR 4/8 Yellowish Red
5YR 5/2 Reddish Gray
5YR 5/3 Reddish Brown
5YR 5/4 Reddish Brown
5YR 5/6 Yellowish Red
5YR 5/8 Yellowish Red
5YR 6/6 Reddish Yellow
5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
5YR 7/3 Pink
7.5Y 5/6 7.5Y 5/6
7.5Y 6/8 7.5Y 6/8
7.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dark Brown
7.5YR 2.5/2 Very Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/1 Very Dark Gray
7.5YR 3/2 Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/3 Dark Brown
7.5YR 3/4 Dark Brown
7.5YR 4/2 Brown
7.5YR 4/3 Brown
7.5YR 4/4 Red
7.5YR 4/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/3 Brown
7.5YR 5/4 Brown
7.5YR 5/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/6 Strong Brown
7.5YR 5/8 Strong Brown
7.5YR 6/6 Reddish-Yellow
7.5YR 6/8 Reddish Yellow
7.5YR 7/6 Reddish Yellow
Not Applicable Not Applicable
Not Recorded Not Recorded
Unidentifiable Unidentifiable

Field Name: Excavator Description of Sediment Color

Field Name: Percentage
Authority Terms: 0-100 increasing in 5 percent increments
Related Table: STP Inclusion Information

Field Name: Inclusion Description
Authority Terms:

  1. Ash
  2. Bog Iron
  3. Bone
  4. Brick
  5. Charcoal
  6. Coal
  7. Gravel
  8. Greenstone
  9. Limestone, unmodified
  10. Limestone, unidentifiable
  11. Marl
  12. Mortar
  13. Not in List
  14. Not Recorded
  15. Quartz
  16. Sandstone
  17. Shell, other
  18. Shell, oyster
  19. Slag
  20. Stone, other modified
  21. Stone, other unmodified
  22. Stone, unidentified
  23. Unidentifiable
  24. Wood
Field Name: Inclusion Size

Field name: Percentage
Authority Terms: 0-100 increasing in 5 percent increments.
Context Samples Related Table

Field Name: Context ID Number

Field Name: Recovery Method
Authority Terms:

  1. Chemical (CHE)
  2. Dry Screen (DRS)
  3. Flotation (FLT)
  4. Not Screened (NOS)
  5. Phytolith (PHY)
  6. Pre-Sample Recovery (PSR)
  7. Pollen (PLN)
  8. Water Screen (WTS)
Field Name: Sample ID

Field Name: Context Sample ID

Field Name: Sample Type
Authority Terms:

  1. All Collected
  2. Sample
Field Name: Screen Size

Authority Terms:

  1. 1/16 inch
  2. 1/2 inch
  3. 1/4 inch
  4. 1/8 inch
  5. Not Applicable
  6. 1-2mm.
Related Table: Feature Information

Field Name: Feature Number

Field Name: Feature Type
Authority Terms:

  1. Animal Hole
  2. Brick-in-Course
  3. Brick Paving
  4. Chimney Base
  5. Floor, brick
  6. Floor, clay
  7. Foundation, stone
  8. Hearth, stone
  9. Modern Intrusion
  10. Not a Basin/Cut
  11. Pier Hole
  12. Pier, brick
  13. Pit, sub-floor(<28 sq.ft in plan)
  14. Pit, unidentified
  15. Plant Hole
  16. Planting Bed
  17. Plow Scar
  18. Post, driven
  19. Posthole
  20. Posthole, possible
  21. Previous Archaeology
  22. Road
  23. Root Disturbance
  24. Tree hole
  25. Trench, builder's
  26. Trench, utility
  27. Unidentified
Field Name: Feature Interpretation

Field Name: Feature Length

Field Name: Feature Width

Field Name: Feature Depth

Field Name: Plan Shape

Field Name: Profile Shape

Field Name: Centroid X

Field Name: Centroid Y

Field Name: Feature TPQ

Field Name: Feature Group Number

Field Name: Feature Group Interpretation

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