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Field drawings and a written report
Grey literature

Reporting

The report is the public face of the file. Drawings, photographs, and the finds list have to match the boxes that go to the named repository. We write to the terms of the excavation license. We are not a substitute for the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Typical durationAfter the field file is closed — weeks, not overnight
Field stationJerusalem, City of David
TestCan you find the bag from the list?
AuthorityWe are not the IAA

What this is

A report that does not match the boxes is a story, not a file. Drawings, photographs, and the finds list have to name the same contexts the bags use. We write to the terms of the excavation license and the archive that will take the material. Client names stay off this site unless the project asks otherwise. We do not issue licenses, and we do not speak for the Israel Antiquities Authority.

What you get

  • A report that matches drawings and photographs
  • A finds list that matches the boxes
  • Written to the license and the named archive
Field drawings and a written report
Reporting · Jerusalem office
How we work

Written before the first context.

  1. 01

    Match the file

    Context sheets, drawings, photographs, catalog. If they disagree, the report says so. It does not paper over it.

  2. 02

    Write

    Methods, results, and what another crew would need. Grey literature, not a press release.

  3. 03

    Lodge

    The named archive gets the boxes and the list that finds them. The license holder gets the report they have to file.

What to send

A first note does not need a full brief. This is enough to start a scope.

  • The field file: sheets, drawings, photographs, catalog
  • What the license requires the report to contain
  • The named repository
  • Who must receive a copy, and by when

What we will not do

Said here so it does not have to be discovered on the trench.

  • We do not write a report from photographs alone if the sheets are missing — we will say what cannot be stood behind.
  • We do not issue or amend excavation licenses.
  • We do not publish client names or protected coordinates on this site.
Questions

On Reporting

Can you write up a season another crew dug?

If the file is complete enough to stand behind. If sheets or numbers are missing, the report will say what cannot be claimed.

Do you publish reports here?

No. Work on this site is regional case studies only. Full reports stay with the client and the archive.

Ask about Reporting.

Site or district, what you already know, and a deadline. We reply by email from Jerusalem.