Artifact Cataloguing Workshop
In the Field
In the Office
At the Repository
Legal Obligations
Heritage Conservation Act
Definition: HERITAGE OBJECT - means, whether designated or not, personal property that has heritage value to British Columbia, a community or an aboriginal people
- this includes objects and data
3(1) The minister must establish and maintain one or more registers, to be known collectively as the Provincial heritage register, for the recording of the following:
(a) Provincial heritage sites;
(b) Provincial heritage objects;
etc...
7(1) The minister may...establish policies and standards for the identification, conservation, management and disposition of any heritage site or heritage object owned or managed by the government.
12(3) A permit issued under subsection (2)(a) may include requirements, specifications and conditions that the minister considers appropriate and...the permit may
(d) specify a repository for heritage objects that are removed from the heritage property.
(6) The minister may, by order, without the concurrence of the holder of the permit,
(b) cancel a permit issued under subsection (2)(a) if the minister has reasonable grounds to believe that
(ii) the holder has contravened or is in default of a requirement or condition of permit, whether or not the holder is charged with an offence under this Act...
14(5) The provisions of section 12 ...(3)... apply to permits and orders under this section
20(1) To further the objects of this Act, the minister my do one or more of the following...
(c) conduct and arrange exhibits or activities to inform and stimulate the interest of the public in any matter related to the purposes of this Act;
(f) assist in or undertake research, study or publication respecting heritage conservation;
(g) provide grants, advice and services to other parties having aims and objectives consistent with the purposes of this Act...
37(2) ...the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows
(b) respecting the form, content and manner of giving information for registration in the Provincial heritage register under section 37
(d) prescribing fees for a service, or for use of or admission to a facility, under this Act
Permit Application (S 14 & 12)
- The permit-holder shall arrange for a secure repository to curate any materials recovered under the authority of the permit
- Heritage objects and associated materials recovered under authority of the permit may not be sold or exchanged for financial gain. Any other transfer of heritage objects, materials and records, or changes to the conditions identified under the "Disposition of materials collected..." section of the permit, may only be carried out with prior consent of the minister.
8. The permit-holder shall conform to all requriements that may be imposed by the insititution or organization named in the "Disposition of materials collected..." section of the permit.
- Nothwithstanding expiration or earlier termination of the term of the permit, provisions with respect to the "Disposition of materials collected..." section shall remain and continue in full force and effect.
Bag objects by level-
Bag level bags by unit
object ID in the field
silt stones
historic material retention policy
historic material should be documented in the field, sampled, photographed by unit & level
sampling guidelines
ensure secure context
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plan ahead
store samples once to cut down on possible contamination
know if samples need to be pre-treated and document this process
ex. do your samples need to be dried?
include sample processing in budget and stand firm on dating
Photography
ensure plan is in place to document milestones, even if these are negative for results
Wet site plan
wet site kit
field treatment
communicate with repository
build into budget
know about treatment options
explain role of provincial catalogue
assign catalogue numbers in logical sequences
by EU and level rather than by type
Use catalogue template from repository (if one exists) (RBCM default)
use photo log, sample, and level forms
Importance of documenting numbers used in reports and site forms
troublesome to use internal numbers
use start and end numbers, and total, for clarity
timelines for processing and requesting catalogue numbers
when can you request #s?
photo plan
purpose of photos
scale
clarity
light
duplication (NO)
wet object measurement and documentation
Deadlines
When to request repository use
Why
how we receive material
storage explained
Fannin
Warehouse
Receipt
kinds of material accepted
Access for permit apps
Purpose of Museums Act
Right of refusal