The Grammar of the Archaeological Record

1. The System

“The System”

Alphabetical Index

Marco De Pietri – November 2022

Introduction

On this page you can find links to relevant topics in the GRAMMAR, Volume 1 - “The System”, listed in alphabetical order.

For each topic, (a) link(s) is/are offered, directly redirecting to the GRAMMAR: Volume 1 - “The System”.

For other indices and more general topics about the grammar, see the general index to the grammar.

Cf. also the topical index in the “SEARCH” section of the Urkesh website.

For a topical list of relevant themes, click here.

N.B.: Bold numbers refer to en entire section devoted to that specific topic (e.g., 2); non-bold numbers refer to sub-sections (e.g., 2.1).

Alphabetical index

Numbers

3D-volumetry

13.8

A

Access	22.2.5.2 (and circulation)
Accretional development	14.1
Accumulation(s)	22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.4 (= loose material)
Activity	22.2.5.3 (and assembly)
Aglyptic impressions	8.5 (special roster Zai); 9.4 (analysis: special lexicon)
Aggregate(s)	3.4; 22.0.2.1 (architectural types); 22.0.2.2 (types); 22.3.1 (specificity)
Aggregation(s)	14.1 (ordered vs. non-ordered)
Alphabetic codes	3.1
Amorphous amassment	7.5.1.3 (main lexicon)
Archaeological context	22.2.6
Archival versions	15.5
Archive	1.3; 15.5 (versions; cf. Archival versions)
Area	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)
Assemblage	3.4; 3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting)
Assembly	22.2.5.3 (and activity)
Assignment	6.5.3.1 (roster: C)
Attributes	2.5
Axial definition	6.5.3.3 (roster: E)

B

Beads	8.7 (special roster Zbd); 9.6 (analysis: special lexicon)
Book	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)
Broken tradition	22.1.3; 22.2.1
Browser edition	1.4
Buildup	7.5.1.2 (main lexicon)
Built environment	22; 22.0 (principles: typology); 22.0.1 (description); 22.0.2 (stationary elements); 22.0.3 (specific labels); 22.0.4 (architectural elements); 22.0.5 (constituents); 22.0.6 (structures); 22.0.7 (installations); 22.0.8 (use areas); 22.0.9 (corollaries); 22.1 (introduction); 22.1.1 (definition); 22.1.2 (architectural dimension); 22.1.3 (specificity); 22.1.4 (archaeological context); 22.1.5 (overview); 22.2 (criteria); 22.2.1 (constituents: definitions); 22.2.2 (elements: criteria); 22.2.3 (sub-elements: criteria); 22.2.4 (complexes: criteria); 22.2.5 (units: criteria); 22.2.6 (archaeological context); 22.3 (elements); 22.3.1 (elements: specificity); 22.3.2 (elements: typology); 22.3.3 (elements: isolated); 22.3.4 (elements: specific labels); 22.3.5 (elements: notation); 22.4 (sub-elements); 22.4.1 (sub-elements: concept); 22.4.2 (sub-elements: material); 22.4.3 (sub-elements: organizational); 22.4.4 (sub-elements: notation); 22.4.5 (sub-elements: terminology); 22.5 (complexes); 22.5.1 (complexes: concept); 22.5.2 (complexes: typology); 22.6 (units); 22.6.1 (units: concept); 22.6.2 (units: typology); 22.6.3 (units: nesting); 22.6.4 (units and built environment); 22.7 (functional analysis); 22.7.1 (functional analysis: concept); 22.7.2 (functional analysis: configuration); 22.7.3 (functional analysis: items); 22.7.4 (functional analysis: installations); 22.7.5 (functional analysis: primary/secondary); 22.8 (perceptual analysis); 22.8.1 (perceptual analysis: concept); 22.8.2 (perceptual analysis: landscape); 22.8.3 (perceptual analysis: geography); 22.9 (stratigraphy); 22.9.1 (stratigraphy and typology); 41.2 (excavations)

C

Cast	3.3
Ceramics ^Note 1	8.2 (analysis: special roster Zca); 8.3 (analysis, paste: special roster Zcp); 9.2 (analysis: special lexicon)
Chronology	14.1
Circulation	22.2.5.2 (and access)
Classification	2.4
Clay	7.5.2.3 (main lexicon)
Clustering	11.1
Clusters	2.6
Codes	5.1 (= alphanumeric strings; cf. variables/variants); 5.1 (for properties); 5.2 (= rosters, for variables); 5.3 (= lexica, for variants)
Collapse	7.5.1.3 (main lexicon); 22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.4 (= loose material)
Complex(es)	22.2.1 (constituents); 22.2.4 (criteria); 22.5; 22.5.1 (concept); 22.5.2 (typology); 22.5.3 (and aggregates)
Components	2.6
Composites	3.3
Conservation	6.5.5.1 (roster: N); 41.2 (excavations); 44 (conservation and storage); 44.1 (concept); 44.2 (built environment); 44.3 (objects); 44.4 (storage)
Constituent(s)	2 (general); 3 (inventory); 4 (labels); 5 (properties); 2.1 (minimal constituents); 2.2 (para-constituents cf. incidentals); 2.3 (proper constituents: classes); 2.6 (summary); 3.1 (minimal constituents); 3.7 (lists with codes); 4.8 (labels, summary); 22.0.5 (architectural)
Constructional history	14.4 (definition); 14.5 (vs. depositional history); 14.6 (relation with typology)
Contact	11.1.2; 12.3 (types)
Contact association	6.5.3.4 (roster: F); 7.7.1 (lexicon: concepts); 7.7.2 (lexicon: nature); 7.7.3 (lexicon: definitions); 7.7.4 (lexicon: types)

D

Data	12.4 (and UGR)
Deposit(s)	22.2.5.4
Deposition	6.5.3.6 (roster: H); 12.5 (≠ emplacement); 14; 14.1 (definition); 14.2 (correlation with and typology)
Depositional history	14.1; 14.3 (definition); 14.5 (vs. constructional history)
Depositional index	14.7
Depositional synopsis	14.7
Depositional verbs	12.3
Designation	6.5.2.2 (roster: B)
Digital	3.6.2 (analogical representation)
Disaggregational process	14.1
Disposition	6.5.6.2 (roster: P)
Drawing [w]	3.5.2; 13.1 (combined)
Dumping	7.5.1.3 (main lexicon)

E

Elements	2.3; 3.2 (stationary/movable); 3.4 (complex = element clusters); 3.5.2 (analogical representation); 3.6.1 (localization, positioning); 3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting); 11.1.2; 12.2; 22.0.4 (architectural); 22.2.1 (constituents); 22.2.1 (isolated: concept); 22.2.2 (criteria); 22.3.2 (typology); 22.3.3 (isolated: description)
Emplacement	11.2; 12.2 (concepts); 12.5 (≠ deposition); 14.1; 14.2 (correlation with typology and deposition)
Evidence	2.3 (direct/indirect)

F

Feature(s)	2.3; 3.2; 7.5.1.5 (other: main lexicon); 14.1; 22.0.2.1 (architectural types); 22.0.2.2 (types); 22.3.1 (specificity)
Figurines	8.6 (special roster Zfg); 9.5 (analysis: special lexicon)
Files	6.5.6.3 (roster: Q)
Fill(s)	7.5.1.3 (main lexicon); 22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.4 (= loose material)
Floor plans	13.4 (definition)
Frame(s)	15.1 (definition); 15.4 (MZ frame)
Function	6.5.4.5 (roster: M); 14.1; 22.2.5.5 (and perception)

G

Geography	22.0.9.2 (perceptual)
Geo-referentiality	13.5
Glass	7.5.2.5 (main lexicon)
Glyptics ^Note 2	8.4 (special roster Zsi); 9.3 (analysis: special lexicon)
Goal(s)	1.5
Grid	13.7

H

"Harris Matrix"	14.7
Horizon(s)	3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting); 11.1.5; 15.1 (features); 14
Horizontal surfaces	7.5.1.1 (main lexicon)

I

Identification	6.5.2 (roster: B)
Imprint	3.3
Incidental(s)	2.2 (general definition); 2.3 (specific definition); 4.9 (= para-costituents)
Indexing	15.2 (definition)
Installation(s)	7.5.1.4 (main lexicon); 22.0.7 (architectural); 22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.3 (= unit); 22.7.4 (and built environment)
Items [i]	3.2; 6.5.4.2 (field record, roster: BA); 7.5.2.6 (other: main lexicon); 22.0.2.1 (architectural types); 22.7.3 (and built environment)
*iwan*	22.2

J

Joining	2.6
Joins	3.4

L

Labeling	6.5.2.1 (roster: B)
Labels	2.5 (definition); 4.1 (function); 4.1 (generic); 4.1 (specific: concept); 5.1 (= identifier of constituents); 22.0.3 (specific: architecture); 22.3.1 (specificity); 22.3.4 (specific: description); 22.3.5 (specific: notation)
Laser scanner	13.6
Layering	7.5.1.2 (main lexicon)
Levels	3.2
Lexicon/a	2.5 (definition); 4.1 (of variants); 7 (main); 7.1 (main: description); 7.2 (main: lemmata); 7.3 (main: versions); 7.4 (main: universal codes); 7.5 (main: B10 variants); 7.5.1 (main: features); 7.5.2 (main: items); 7.5.3 (main: features/items' codes); 7.5.4 (main: incidentals' codes); 7.6 (main: K3 variants); 7.7 (main: F2 variants); 7.8 (main: K4 variants); 7.9 (main: O21 variants); 7.10 (main: O22 variants); 9 (special); 9.1 (special: description); 9.2 (special: ceramics); 9.3 (special: glyptics); 9.4 (special: aglyptic); 9.5 (special: figurines); 9.6 (special: beads); 9.7 (special: anthropology)
Limit(s)	1.5 (cf. goals); 41.4 (excavation)
Locus/i	3.2; 3.6.1 (localization, positioning); 13.1 (volumetry); 13.3 (definition)
Loose material(s)	22.2.5.4 (types); 22.6.2.4 (= unit);

M

Main view	3.5.2
Manufacturing	6.5.4.4 (roster: L)
Marker(s)	3.5.1; 13.6 (technique); 13.7 (in a grid)
Measurements	6.5.4.1 (roster: J); 13.6 (techniques)
Metal	7.5.2.1 (main lexicon)
Minimality	2.4 (vs. systemics)
Mold	3.3
Morphology	6.5.4.3 (roster: K)
Movable	2.3 (elements)
MZA	Synopsis (cf. MZ frame)
MZ frame	15.4 (cf. MZA); 12
MZ sitewide book	15.5

N

Negative

3.3 (cf. trace and zero)

O

Object(s)	3.2; 23 (typology); 23.1 (typology and stratigraphy); 23.2 (incremental publication); 23.3 (categorization)
Occupation	22.6.2.4 (process; cf. loose material)
Operation	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)
Ordered aggregations	7.5.1.4 (main lexicon)
Organic	7.5.2.4 (main lexicon)
Other features	7.5.1.5 (main lexicon)
Other items	7.5.1.6 (main lexicon)
Overview	6.5.1 (roster: A)

P

Paradigms	2.5
Para-elements	2.3; 3.3 (list of)
Perception	22.0.9.2 (geography); 22.2.5.5 (and function)
Phase(s)	3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting); 11.1.5; 15.1 (features)
Photograph	3.5.2
Photo-modelling	13.6
Physical anthropology	8.8 (special roster Zpa); 9.7 (analysis: special lexicon)
Plot(s)	3.6.2 (analogical representation); 13.4 (definition)
Post-excavation	46 (beyond)
Presentation	41.2 (excavations); 45
Principles	11 (stratigraphy)
Profile(s)	3.5.1; 13.1 (volumetry)
Projected relay	3.5.1
Properties	2.5; 2.6 (combinatorial); 5.1 (= analytical traits of constituents)
Publication	6.5.6.3 (roster: Q)

Q

q-bone = qb	3.2 (definition); 7.5.2.4 (lexicon)
q-items	3.2 (definition)
q-lots (= quantity lots)	3.2 (definition)
q-pottery = qp	3.2 (definition); 7.5.2.4 (lexicon)
Quadrant	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)

R

Rank(s)	4.2 (1-5); 4.3 (Rank 1: Project); 4.4 (Rank 2: Book); 4.4.1 (Rank 1: first segment); 4.4.2 (Rank 2: second segment); 4.5 (Rank 3: Constituent proper); 4.6 (Rank 4: Component); 4.7 (Rank 5: Sub-Component); 32.2; 32.2.1 (Rank 2a); 32.2.2 (Rank 1)
Record	1.3 (recording); 6.5.6.1 (analogical, roster: O); 31 (analytical); 32 (archive structure); 32.1 (labels and archive); 32.2 (directories); 32.2 (directories; cf. ranks); 32.2.1 (Rank 2a); 32.2.2 (constituents: Rank 1); 32.3 (archive structure: files); 32.4 (V/W directory/file names); 32.4.1 (constituent labels); 32.4.2 (constituents); 32.5 (labels for ZC referents); 32.6 (special books); 32.6.1 (constituent labels and archive); 32.7 (summary: chart); 32.8 (incidentals); 32.9 (figures); 33 (text files); 41 (synthetical); 41.1 (concept); 41.2 (excavations); 41.3 (tabulations); 41.4 (limits); 44.2 (conservation)
Recovery	6.5.3.1 (roster: C)
Reference	6.5.6 (roster: O-Q)
Referents	2.3 (definition); 3.5 (characteristics); 3.5.1 (localization, positioning); 3.6 (complex = referent clusters); 13.3 (complex = locus/i/square(s))
Relay(s)	3.5.1 13.6 (technique); 13.7 (in a grid)
Roster(s)	MAIN (Zmr-010); MAIN (Zmr-022); MAIN (index: roster slot); MAIN (index: codes); 2.5 (definition); 6 (main); 6.1 (main: description); 6.2 (main: versions); 6.3 (main: categories); 6.4 (main: formats); 6.5 (main: roster); 6.5.1 (main: roster/overview); 6.5.2 (main: roster/identification); 6.5.3 (main: roster/stratigraphy); 6.5.4 (main: roster/typology); 6.5.5 (main: roster/treatment); 6.5.6 (main: roster/reference); 6.6 (main: mnemonic codes); 6.7 (main: notes); 8 (special); 8.1 (special: description); 8.2 (special: ceramics [Zca]); 8.3 (special: ceramic paste [Zcp]); 8.4 (special: glyptics [Zsi]); 8.5 (special: aglyptic [Zai]); 8.6 (special: figurines [Zfg]); 8.8 (special: beads [Zbd]); 8.8 (special: anthropology [Zpa]); 8.9 (special: wall [Zcw])

S

Sample(s)	3.2; 24
Secondary view	3.5.2
Section(s)	3.5.1; 13.1 (volumetry); 44.2 (conservation)
Sector	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)
Sedimentation	22.6.2.4 (process; cf. loose material)
Sequence(s)	15.1 (definition); 15.2 (features); 13
Sequencing	15; 15.1 (definition)
Site presentation	6.5.5.2 (roster: N)
Sitewide sequence	15.4 (cf. MZ frame)
Sketch	3.5.2
Space	11.1.3; 22.2.5.1 (and volume)
Spatial aggregation	6.5.3.5 (roster: G)
Specimens	3.2
Splitting	2.6
Square(s)	3.6.1 (localization, positioning); 13.1 (volumetry); 13.3 (definition)
Stage	3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting)
Standards	2.5; 5.4 (criteria for variants); 10
Stationary	2.3 (elements)
Stone	7.5.2.2 (main lexicon)
Storage	23.1 (of objects)
Strategy	5.4
Stratigraphic clustering	11.1.1
Stratigraphy	6.5.3 (roster: C-I); 11 (principles); 12 (Tell Mozan); 13 (sequences); 14 (horizons); 42 (synthetical); 22.0.9.1 (architectural); 41.2 (excavations)
Stratum/a	3.6.3 (typological/chronological sorting); 11.1.4; 15.1 (definition)
Structure(s)	22.0.6 (architectural); 22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.1 (= unit)
Sub-component(s)	2.6
Sub-element(s)	22.2.1 (constituents); 22.2.3 (criteria); 22.4; 22.4.1 (definition); 22.4.2 (material); 22.4.3 (organizational); 22.4.4 (notation); 22.4.5 (terminology);
Sub-phase(s)	15.2
Sub-stratum/a	15.2
System	1; 1.1 (overview); 1.2 (practice and theory); 1.4 (exemplification); 3.1 (closed/open)
Systemics	2.4 (vs. minimality)

T

Tabulation(s)	41.3 (excavation); 47
Template [t]	3.5.2; 3.6.2 (analogical representation)
Temporal sequencing	12.3
Theodolite	13.6
Time	11.1.3
Time sequencing	6.5.3.7 (roster: I)
Total station	13.6
Trace	3.3 (cf. negative and zero)
Treatment	6.5.5 (roster: N)
"Triangulation rod"	13.6
Typology	6.5.4 (roster: J-M); 14.1 (examples); 14.2 (correlation with emplacement and deposition); 21 (overview); 21.1 (and stratigraphy); 21.2 (categorization); 21.3 (categories); 22 (built environment); 23 (objects); 24 (samples); 43 (synthetical); 22.0.9.1 (architectural)

U

UGR (= Urkesh Global Record)	1.4 12.4 (and data)
Unit(s)	3.6.1 (localization, positioning); 22.2.1 (constituents); 22.2.5 (criteria); 22.2.5.4 (types); 22.6; 22.6.1 (concept); 22.6.2 (typology); 22.6.2.1 (structures); 22.6.2.2 (use areas); 22.6.2.3 (installations); 22.6.2.4 (loose materials); 22.6.3 (nesting); 22.6.4 (built environment)
Use area(s)	22.0.8 (architectural); 22.2.5.4; 22.6.2.2 (= unit)

V

Variables	2.5; 5.1 (= labels)
Variants	2.5; 5.1 (= properties)
View [v]	3.5.2
Volume	22.2.5.1 (and space)
Volumetric localization	6.5.3.2 (roster: D)
Volumetric referents	13.1
Volumetry	13; 13.8 (3D); 44.2 (conservation)

W

Walls	7.5.1.4 (main lexicon); 8.9 (special roster Zcw)
Web	3.6.2 (analogical representation)

Z

Zero	3.3 (cf. trace and negative)
Zone	3.6.1 (localization, positioning)

Notes

Note 1: Cf. also the CERAMICS book: Roster and Lexicon. _{Back to text}
Note 2: Cf. also the GLYPTICS book. _{Back to text}