The Grammar of the Archaeological Record
2. The Manual

41. Text Data Base

Giorgio Buccellati – June 2010

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41.1: Introduction

[TEXT TO BE WRITTEN; ZGz05 mDP]

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41.2: O files

O files are used only as intermediary to theD files and for index programs.

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41.2.1: View

B01-02 – the record comes from program VWX
B01^L619^!!^L_V14d4015 A16v5 L619 jff.jpg
B02 – the record content includes at the beginning the number of the view, with leading zeroes. This is only for the purpose of proper sorting by view number, and is eliminated by the O program
B02^L619^!!^0005 L_V14d4015 A16v5 L619 jff.jpg
B02^L619^!!^0005a L_V14d4017 A16v5a L619 jff.jpg
B02^L619^!!^0005b L_V14d4018 A16v5b L619 jff.jpg
O00 – the record comes from program PT
O00^O520^!!^A16t0005 V14d4020 L623 tr.jpg
O01^L619^jff^A16v5
O03 ^L619^jff^L_W14d4018 A16v5b L619 jff.jpg
O11^M711^lr^1
O12^M711^lr^3,4,7,24,50
O13^M711^lr^4
O15^M711^lr^5
O22^M711^lr^n

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41.2.2: Z.. – special rosters (Zsi - seal impressions)

Zsi611~^-^-^W16t1602 [special roster, beginning of element]
Zsi611a2^O313^mkb^ma
Zsi611ah^O313^mkb^wo-possible attendant [note is added after code followed by hyphen: hyphen will be omitted in display]
Zsi611dr^O313^mkb^OR-head band
Zsi611pa^O313^mkb^UC
Zsi611ph^O313^mkb^pr
Zsi611ro^O313^mkb^woat? [do no use abbreviations in this section; this entry will not be resolved to: attendant? note that hyphen is helpful to separate visually code from note]
Zsi612~^-^-^W16t1603
Zsi612a2^O313^mkb^ma
Zsi612ad^O313^mkb^UC
Zsi612di^O313^mkb^ho, hat [this will appear in display as: horns:, hat]
Zsi612dr^O313^mkb^UC
Zsi612he^O313^mkb^ch