A Grammar of the Archaeological Record (Version 2, Beta release)

I. The System. Archive structure

Folders

Giorgio Buccellati – November 2009, July 2025

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Folders and digital books

A folder corresponds to a digital book in all cases except when the first letter of the label is between V and Z (the letter U is currently unassigned).

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Canonical and not

Folders of type 1-5 are “canonical” in the specific sense that they contain files of a fixed format, used by programs. Hence a non-canonical folder contains files that are nonj-systemci and are use as an open system.

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Labeling configuration

Folder labels consist of either a single rank label or a two rank label, as follows.

type canonical rank 1 rank 2 categories digital
book
example
(first rank
bold
large)
1 yes
three letters (first letter: A-L, N-S)1
methodological books yes GRM
2 one or two letters
first letter: A-L, N-S, U1
numbers unit books A16, OH2
3 one letter
first letter: A-L, N-S1
one letter area books JP
4 one letter
first letter: M or T2
two letters sitewide and topical MPR, TCR
5 one letter
first letter: V or W3
numbers and letters photos and drawings3 no V01, W23N
6 no4 one letter
first letter: X-Z
one letter non systemic4 ZE
1 ^ The letter M is reserved for Mozan sitewide (type 4),
the letter T for topical (type5),
and the letters X-Z for the non-canonical books (type 6).
2 ^ The letter M stands for Mozan sitewide,
and the letter T for topical.
3 ^ The letter V stands for Visuals (as an alternative for photos), and the letter W for draWings.
4 ^ An exception consists of the use of the letter Z to identify the roster codes.

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Inventory

The following folders are currently in use.

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Digital books

The inventory of folders for which there is matching digital books (types 1-4) will be found in the UGRS website

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Photos and drawings

folder season year
V00 questions and problems
V01 4 1984
V02 5 1985
V03 6 1986
V04 7 1987
V05 8 1988
V05A 8A 1989
V06 A 1990
V06A B 1991
V07 C 1992
V08 D 1993
V08A E 1994
V08B F 1995
V09 G 1996
V10 H 1997
V11 I 1998
V12, VDJ J 1999
V13 K 2000
V14, VDL L 2001
V15, VDM M 2002
V16, VDN N 2003
V17, VDO O 2004
V18, VDP P 2005
V19, VDQ Q 2006
V20, VDR R 2007
V21, VDS S 2008
V22, VDT T 2009
V23, VDU U 2010
V23A V 2011 [old V63]
V23B W 2012 [old V64]
V23C X 2013 [old V65]
V23D Y 2014 [old V66]
V23E Z 2015 [old V67]
V23F ZA 2016 [old V68]
V23G ZB 2017 [old V69]
V23H ZC 2018 [old V6p]
V23N ZI 2024
V23O ZJ 2025
V80 misc misc [change]
V90 misc. object misc [change]
VC videoclips [change]
folder season year
W00 questions and problems
W01 4 1984

V94 – “V94 from HAuser” – boxes sent to UCLA

V95 – “V97 Ken Garett”

V99 – “V99 slides for presentations”

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Special folders

The letters X, Y and Z are reserved for special, non-canonical folders as follows.

  • X
  • Y
  • Z

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