GRID BEARING - Humanities
- Field label
- GRID BEARING
- Field mnemonic
- GB
- Field name
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- Grid Bearing
- Orientation du quadrant
- Field definition
- This field contains the variance of the N-S grid from true north, not magnetic north, using quadrant bearings.
- Heading
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter the variance of the N-S grid from true north, not magnetic north, using quadrant bearings. For clarification, refer to: Loy, T. & G.R. Powell. 1977. "Archaeological Data Recording Guide". Heritage Record No.3, British Columbia Provincial Museum (Now the Royal B.C. Museum). Victoria. Diagram 42.
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- 45 degrees E
- 36 degrees W
- 45 degrés E
- 36 degrés 0
- Discipline
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- Archaeology
- Source
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- Archaeology (Specimens) Task Force
- Field label (French)
- ORIENTATION DU QUADRANT
- Field mnemonic (French)
- ORQ
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