Sylvina,
If I know where and when an event occured and who carried it out, I record it!  The cases where I don't record an event are where I can't be certain of the extent of land an event took place over (for example where an individual metal-detectorist has reported an isolated find-spot but I don't know the extent of the land metal-detected) or where I don't have the information to record a date.
 
I also vary the way in which I record the location in GIS: I only digitise significant events as polygons (fieldwalking, metal-detecting rallies, excavations, trial trenching, geophysical surveys etc); for small-scale events I digitise them as points only (watching briefs, negative trial trenching etc).
 
I don't record desk-top assessments, EIAs or aerial photography as events (only as sources).
 
Regards,
Julia

Julia Wise
Historic Environment Record Officer
County Archaeological Service
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sylvina Tilbury
Sent: 04 March 2010 14:42
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Subject: Events - when to record and when to step away

Hello all

 

I need to establish a consistent level of recording for fieldwork events that I can realistically maintain, so I’m interested to hear how other HERs approach this. For example, a local researcher has produced a measured ground plan and photographs of an old saw mill and has sent it to me along with information about when he visited the site. Now I know that according to MIDAS I should create an event record for this (arguably two, but I’m not going down that route). My question is would you? How useful is it, really, when the information is in the monument record in any case (with apologies to purists)? Where do you draw the line and what decision criteria do you use?

 

Thanks in advance

Sylvina

Sylvina Tilbury | HER Officer | Planning & Development Service | Highland Council

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