P-9.002, r. 2.1 - Archaeological Research Regulation

Section 9 Disposition versions

2013-04-11

9. The results of the research must be presented in a detailed manner in the archaeological research report and include

(1)  the location of the site and its limits defined by geographical coordinates on a topographic map, for all the archaeological sites affected by the operation;

(2)  an aerial photograph or a space map showing the site’s limits;

(3)  for every site where archaeological property has been uncovered, a plan showing the areas having been the subject of excavations or surveys including the location of negative and positive trial excavations and any information on the presence of vegetation, watercourses, railway, road and public utility infrastructures and buildings;

(4)  a spatial distribution plan of the traces of settlement and vestiges found, with the orientation indicated;

(5)  representative stratigraphic sections with elevations, exposing the natural and man-made stratigraphic layers necessary for understanding the place of operation, with the orientation indicated;

(6)  color photographs of the operation site and, if applicable, for each site, stratigraphies, traces of settlement and significant artifacts from each cultural period with, for each photograph of stratigraphies and traces of settlement, with the orientation indicated;

(7)  the event-based description, analysis and interpretation of the content in terms of artifacts, ecofacts and architectural vestiges in the operation site and at each stratigraphic level, including their chronologic and cultural attribution and the integration of the results of specialized studies made, for instance, in animal osteology, bioarchaeology, material culture, sedimentology, archaeobotany, palynology and carbon-14 dating; and

(8)  for each archaeological site affected by the operation, an appraisal of its heritage values and archaeological importance.

M.O. 2013-01, s. 9.