Borden No:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE INVENTORY FORM
1. IDENTIFICATION
SITE SUMMARY
New Site
Temporary No:
Borden No. (updates only):
Site Name(s):
Assigned By:
Date Assigned:
Non-permit
Site Update
Permit Number:
General Site Type:
2. MAP REFERENCES
UTM Zone:
Source: GPS
Easting:
Digital Map
Northing:
Printed Map
Other Map Name:
Other Map Scale: 1:
3. LOCATION
Location:
Access:
Parcel Identifier (PID or PIN):
Legal Description:
Street Address:
4. SITE VISITS
Permit Number:
Issuing Agency:
Permit Type:
Permit Holder:
Affiliation:
Team Member Roles
Recorder(s)
BC Archaeology Branch
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Date of Visit: yyyy/mm/dd
Site Visit Type:
Project Description:
Full Names and Affiliations
Borden No:
5. SITE TYPOLOGY (use typology in Site Form Guide, Appendix A)
Site Class
Type
Subtype
Descriptor(s)
6. CMT SUMMARY (summarize here and provide additional details in an attached CMT Table)
Total # of CMTs:
CMT Remarks (include subtotals for each CMT descriptor):
7. FEATURE SUMMARY (summarize here and provide additional details in an attached Feature Table)
Length Width Diam Depth
Feature(s)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
DBS
from
DBS
to
(m)
(m)
Shape
Orientation Berm or Rim
Feature Remarks:
8. CULTURAL MATERIAL (summarize here and provide additional details in an attached table)
Type
Status
Details
Repository
Date
yyyy/mm/dd
yyyy/mm/dd
yyyy/mm/dd
9. ARCHAEOLOGICAL CULTURE
Archaeological Culture Name:
Diagnostic Materials:
Archaeological Culture Remarks:
10. CHRONOLOGY (mandatory for CMTs and trails)
FROM:
TO:
Method:
Source:
yyyy
yyyy
C14
Chronology Remarks:
RCD
RCD
Unadjusted
Unadjusted Variation
(+/-)
BC Archaeology Branch
Site Form revised March 2014
RCD
Lab Name
RCD
Lab No.
RCD
Adjusted
RCD
Adjusted
Variation
(+/-)
13C/12C
ratio
or δ13C
Material, Taxonomy,
Provenience of Sample
Borden No:
11. DIMENSIONS AND SITE BOUNDARIES
Length:
Width:
Direction
Direction
m
m
Dimensions based on:
site boundaries
Dimensions Comments (describe in detail how site boundaries were established in all directions):
12. STRATIGRAPHY (provide additional details in an attached profile drawing or stratigraphy table)
Depth of Cultural Strata:
Minimum
Maximum
m
m
Stratigraphy Description:
13. CONDITION
Disturbance
Assessed By:
Assessment Date: yyyy/mm/dd
When
Cause of Disturbance
Condition Remarks
14 . ENVIRONMENT
Lower Elevation
Upper Elevation
m (asl)
m (asl)
Elevation Comments:
Microtopography (landform):
Minor Drainage:
Other:
15. TENURE/RESERVES
Type
Detailed Tenure Description
Provincial Jurisdiction
Federal Jurisdiction
Local Jurisdiction
Private Land
Settlement Lands
16. IMAGES
Submit at least one captioned image that best represents the site. Describe the remainder of the unsubmitted
photographic collection below.
Type
Repository
Images Comments:
BC Archaeology Branch
Site Form revised March 2014
Photographer
Storage or File Name
Date
yyyy/mm/dd
Borden No:
17. REFERENCES
Report Title(s)
Year
Author(s)
18. RECORDER’S RECOMMENDATIONS
19. GENERAL REMARKS
PLEASE CONSULT THE SITE FORM GUIDE AND VERIFY THAT...
Detailed Site Map (< 1:2000) is attached
Midrange Map (1:5000 to 1:15000) is attached (orthophoto preferred) with sites displayed as polygons
Maps include legend, north arrow, bar scale, and a datum point with UTM coordinates
Maps illustrate all sites in the vicinity, test locations, features, lot boundaries, areas of disturbance, etc.
Maps for site updates show both the previous boundary and revised boundary
ESRI shape files are included for all site boundaries (must be polygon—no lines or points)
Dimensions, mapped site boundaries, and shape file polygons all correspond
At least one image is attached in a Word doc; each image is captioned
Attachments include temp number, permit number, date, and space for Borden number
Attachments span the width of a letter or legal size page and are <1MB (<5MB maps and photos)
CMT table is attached for all CMT sites
BC Archaeology Branch
Site Form revised March 2014