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I hope Ian won’t mind me sharing this, but this came up during my time at the Highland HER. Significant peat deposits were present on the island of Raasay, associated with a Mesolithic lithic scatter. The record is online http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG52892 showing how I ended up recording it, which may or may not be what others would do?

 

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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Orr
Sent: 06 June 2014 10:40
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Subject: Re: Friday Question: Recording Peat

 

Interesting question - how exactly are you recording peat as a Monument, ie what thesaurus term are you using?

 

We have a few examples of peat cuttings as Monuments but I would also like to be able to record the presence of peat as it is an important feature of the Kennet Valley and its Mesolithic sites.  Some deposit modelling currently underway is going to produce a GIS layer but I'm still not sure how I would relate this to (or import it into) the existing database.

 

This question may fit into the wider discussion which I believe is going to kick off this summer about terminology and data structure for recording Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology.  Others are looking at the ecofacts thesaurus - Peat is in there of course at the moment as a Deposit.

 

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Sarah Orr
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wiggins, Meredith
Sent: 06 June 2014 10:18
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Subject: Friday Question: Recording Peat

Happy Friday! 

 

 

Question:

How do you record peat?  

 

 

In my non-HER role, as the Heritage Data Coordinator for the East of England (Lucy Richardson's job share), I'm working with colleagues from various parts of EH on a plan to digitise our intertidal and coastal peat database. As a prelude to this (and to inform myself on the state of peat recording), I thought I would throw a question out to you- to be answered in brief or at length -- whatever you decide!

 

Here in the GLHER peat is recorded as a monument, in a fairly descriptive way...but obviously in rural environments this may not be deemed to be necessary. Do some of you not record peat at all, or just as a footnote?

 

I'm particularly interested in hearing from those of you in peat-heavy areas....but more generally, I hope you can all take a minute and let me know your thoughts!

 

 

Thanks!

 

Meredith

 

 


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