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Below is a list of the data fields and codes that will appear in your search results.

Site No.: Site number with state and county designation, e.g., 5MT1825
42SA22760 - Hedley Site Complex
5MT1000 - 7 Towers
5MT10246 - Lester's Site
5MT10459 - Lookout House
5MT10508 - Stanton's Site
5MT10627 -
5MT10631 - Mueller Little House
5MT10632 - Agatha Site
5MT10637 -
5MT10647 - Dillard Site
5MT10651 -
5MT10673 -
5MT10674 -
5MT10678 - 5MT10678
5MT10683 -
5MT10684 - Dry Ridge site
5MT10685 -
5MT10686 - Badger Den
5MT10687 - Sagebrush House Site
5MT10704 -
5MT10709 - Portulaca Point
5MT10711 - Ridgeline Site
5MT10718 - 5MT10718
5MT10719 - 5MT10719
5MT10721 -
5MT10726 - KK lot 5
5Mt10730 -
5MT10736 - TJ Smith Site
5MT11842 - Woods Canyon Pueblo
5MT12086 - Woods Canyon Reservoir
5MT12205 - Payne Site
5MT123 - Albert Porter Site
5MT136 - Bass Ruin Complex
5MT1541 - no name
5MT1690 - Cougar Cub Alcove
5MT181 - Mad Dog Tower
5MT1825 - Castle Rock Pueblo
5MT18596 -
5MT18629 -
5MT18632 -
5MT19106 -
5MT2032 - Switchback site
5MT2037 - Pasquin Site
5MT262 - Saddlehorn Hamlet
5MT3807 - Shields Pueblo
5MT3875 - Shepherd Site
5MT3890 - Windrow Ruin
5MT3891 - Wheatfield Island
5MT3901 - Green Lizard Site
5MT3918 - Shorlene's Site
5MT3930 - Roy's Ruin
5MT3936 - Lillian's Site
5MT3951 - Troy's Tower
5MT3967 - Catherine's Site
5MT4700 - 5MT4700
5MT5 - Yellow Jacket Pueblo
5MT5152 - Kenzie Dawn Hamlet
5MT765 - Sand Canyon Pueblo

PD No.: Provenience designation number

SU Type: Study unit type
ARB - Arbitrary Unit
BHT - Backhoe Trench
COL - Collections Research
GEN - General Site
ISO - Isolated Occurrence
NST - Nonstructure
OTH - Other
STR - Structure
VOI - Void
WAL - Wall

SU No.: Study unit number

SU Description: Study unit descriptive type
10 - subterranean kiva
11 - aboveground kiva
12 - kiva, type unknown
13 - kiva corner room
14 - earth-walled pit structure
15 - subterranean structure, type unknown
20 - subterranean room
21 - masonry surface structure
22 - nonmasonry surface room
23 - masonry structure, type unknown
24 - other masonry structure
30 - midden
31 - extramural surface
32 - reservoir
33 - road
34 - cultural deposit, type unknown
36 - extramural pit feature
50 - multiple study unit types
99 - not further specified
35 - noncultural

FAP: Fill/assemblage position
10 - surface contact: prepared floor surface
11 - surface contact: ash or other accumulation on a floor
12 - surface contact: capped surface
13 - surface contact: and fill above
14 - surface contact: bench surface
15 - surface contact: other feature surface
16 - surface contact: ephemeral or reuse surface in fill
17 - surface contact: modern ground surface
18 - surface contact: natural or bedrock surface
19 - surface contact: other
20 - fill: surface feature contents
30 - fill: wall fall
31 - fill: roof fall
32 - fill: wall fall and roof fall
33 - fill: below wall fall
34 - fill: below roof fall
35 - fill: below wall and roof fall
36 - fill: above wall/roof fall
37 - fill: below wall fall and above roof fall
38 - fill: upper
39 - fill: lower
40 - fill: below a cultural surface
41 - fill: prehistoric ground surface or buried A horizon
48 - fill: not further specified
49 - fill: other
60 - architectural deposit: construction
90 - sterile: undisturbed sediment or geologic deposit
97 - not applicable: fill/assemblage position is not applicable
98 - indeterminate: fill/assemblage position cannot be determined
99 - other: fill/assemblage position is not in this list

FAT: Fill/assemblage type
10 - cultural deposit: not further specified
11 - cultural deposit: primary refuse
12 - cultural deposit: secondary refuse
13 - cultural deposit: de facto refuse
14 - cultural deposit: mixed refuse
15 - cultural deposit: recently disturbed
19 - cultural deposit: other
20 - collapsed structure: not further specified
21 - collapsed structure: with de facto refuse
22 - collapsed structure: with mixed refuse
29 - collapsed structure: other
30 - postabandonment deposit: not further specified
31 - postabandonment deposit: natural processes
39 - postabandonment deposit: other
40 - natural deposit: during occupation
50 - mixed deposit: not further specified
51 - mixed deposit: postabandonment and cultural refuse
52 - mixed deposit: recent disturbance
53 - mixed deposit: sampling column
59 - mixed deposit: other
70 - construction deposit: not further specified
71 - construction deposit: refuse fill
72 - construction deposit: clean fill
73 - construction deposit: rubble fill
74 - construction deposit: masonry
79 - construction deposit: other
90 - noncultural deposit: not further specified
91 - noncultural deposit: other
97 - not applicable: fill/assemblage type is not applicable
98 - indeterminate: fill/assemblage type cannot be determined
99 - other deposit: fill/assemblage type is not in this list

SU Horizontal: Study unit horizontal type
0.5x0.5    0.5-x-0.5-meter grid unit
000    Not applicable
1.6x1    1.6-x-1-meter grid unit
1.9x2    1.9-x-2-meter grid unit
10x10    10-x-10-meter grid unit
10x12    10-x-12-meter grid unit
1x.5    1-x-.5-meter grid unit
1x1    1-x-1-meter grid unit
1x2    1-x-2-meter grid unit
1x2.3    1x2.3-meter grid unit
1x2.5    1-x-2.5-meter grid unit
1x3    1-x-3-meter grid unit
1x4    1-x-4-meter grid unit
1x5    1-x-5-meter grid unit
1x8    1-x-8-meter grid unit
2.25x5    2.25-x-5-meter grid unit
2.3x2    2.3-x-2-meter grid unit
2.4x2    2.4-x-2-meter grid unit
2.55x1    2.55-x-1-meter grid unit
2.5x2    2.5-x-2-meter grid unit
2.5x5    2.5-x-5-meter grid
2.6x2    2.6-x-2-meter grid unit
2.75x2.75    2.75-x-2.75-meter grid unit
2.7x2    2.7-x-2-meter grid unit
20x10    20-x-10-meter grid unit
20x20    20-x-20-meter grid unit
2x.25    2-x-.25-meter grid unit
2x1    2-x-1-meter grid unit
2x2    2-x-2-meter grid unit
2x2.5    2-x-2.5-meter grid unit
2x4    2-x-4-meter grid unit
3.5x1    3.5-x-1-meter grid
3x1    3-x-1-meter grid unit
3x2    3-x-2 meter grid unit
3x3    3-x-3-meter grid unit
4.5x5    4.5-x-5-meter grid unit
4x1    4-x-1-meter grid unit
4x2    4-x-2-meter grid unit
4x4    4-x-4-meter grid unit
4x8    4-x-8-meter grid
5x1    5-x-1-meter grid unit
5x3    5-x-3-meter grid unit
5x5    5-x-5-meter grid unit
6x6    6-x-6-meter grid unit
AUG    Auger
DOG    Dogleash
HAF    Half
QUA    Quadrant
SEG    Segment
TRA    Transect
UNK    Unknown
WAL    Wall
WSU    Whole study unit

SU Horizontal ID: Study unit horizontal ID (alphanumeric designation for nongrid units such as HAF or SEG units)

SU North: North grid coordinate for study unit

SU East: East grid coordinate for study unit

SU Vertical: Study unit vertical type
0000 - Not applicable
FULC - Full cut
LEVL - Level
MG00 - Modern ground surface
MG04 - Modern ground surface and 4 cm below
MG05 - Modern ground surface and 5 cm below
MG99 - Modern ground surface and unknown cm below
MIXD - Mixed or disturbed context
SR00 - Surface (contact only)
SR01 - Surface (contact and 1 cm above)
SR02 - Surface (contact and 2 cm above)
SR03 - Surface (contact and 3 cm above)
SR04 - Surface (contact and 4 cm above)
SR05 - Surface (contact and 5 cm above)
SR06 - Surface (contact and 6 cm above)
SR07 - Surface (contact and 7 cm above)
SR08 - Surface (contact and 8 cm above)
SR09 - Surface (contact and 9 cm above)
SR10 - Surface (contact and 10 cm above)
SR11 - Surface (contact and 11 cm above)
SR12 - Surface (contact and 12 cm above)
SR13 - Surface (contact and 13 cm above)
SR14 - Surface (contact and 14 cm above)
SR15 - Surface (contact and 15 cm above)
SR16 - Surface (contact and 16 cm above)
SR17 - Surface (contact and 17 cm above)
SR18 - Surface (contact and 18 cm above)
SR20 - Surface (contact and 20 cm above)
SR23 - Surface (contact and 23 cm above)
SR27 - Surface (contact and 27 cm above)
SR30 - Surface (contact and 30 cm above)
SR99 - Surface (contact and unknown cm above)
STLV - Stratum-Level
STRA - Stratum
UNKN - Unknown

SU Vertical No.: Study unit vertical number (e.g., Stratum 2)

SU Vertical Sub No.: Study unit vertical subdivision number (e.g., Stratum 2 - Level 3)

Feature Type: Feature type
000 - Not applicable
ALC - Alcove
APE - Aperture
ARP - Architectural petroglyph/pictograph
ASP - Ashpit
BN0 - Bench: not further specified
BN1 - Bench segment #1
BN2 - Bench segment #2
BN3 - Bench segment #3
BN4 - Bench segment #4
BN5 - Bench segment #5
BN6 - Bench segment #6
BN7 - Bench segment #7
BN8 - Bench segment #8
BNC - Corner bin
BNS - Bin: not further specified
BRF - Bedrock feature
BSC - Bell-shaped cist
BSP - Burned spot, surface feature
BUP - Burial pit
BUR - Burial: other
CIS - Cist
DEF - Deflector
DOR - Doorway
FIP - Firepit
FLV - Floor vault
FTR - Footer Trench
HAR - Hearth
HAT - Hatchway
HRO - Human remains occurrence
LOP - Loophole
MEB - Metate bin
NIC - Niche
OTH - Other
PAM - Paho marks
PAS - Passageway
PAT - Pass-through
PBS - Pit: basin-shaped
PCY - Pit: cylindrical
PIR - Pit: irregular
PLR - Pillar
PNS - Pit: not further specified
POS - Posthole
POT - Pit: other
PR0 - Pilaster: not further specified
PR1 - Pilaster #1
PR2 - Pilaster #2
PR3 - Pilaster #3
PR4 - Pilaster #4
PR5 - Pilaster #5
PR6 - Pilaster #6
PR7 - Pilaster #7
PR8 - Pilaster #8
PRE - Pit: rectangular
PSL - Pit: slab-lined
RAM - Ramp
SIP - Sipapu
SOC - Socket
TUN - Tunnel
VSH - Ventilator shaft
VSY - Ventilation system
VTN - Ventilator tunnel
WIW - Wing wall
WOT - Wall: other

Feature No.: Feature number

Feature Horizontal: Feature horizontal type
000    Not applicable
10x12    10-x-12-meter grid unit
1x1    1-x-1-meter grid unit
1x2    1-x-2-meter grid unit
1x2.5    1-x-2.5-meter grid unit
1x3    1-x-3-meter grid unit
2.5x2    2.5-x-2-meter grid unit
20x20    20-x-20-meter grid unit
2x1    1-x-2-meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south
2x2    2-x-2-meter grid unit
2x4    2-x-4-meter grid unit
3x1    3-x-1-meter grid unit
3x3    3-x-3-meter grid unit
4x4    4-x-4-meter grid unit
5x3    5-x-3-meter grid unit
DOG    Dogleash
HAF    Half
QUA    Quadrant
SEG    Segment
TRA    Transect
UNK    Unknown
WAL    Wall
WSU    Whole study unit

Feature Horizontal ID: Feature horizontal ID (alphanumeric designation for nongrid units such as HAF or SEG units)

Feature North: North grid coordinate for feature

Feature East: East grid coordinate for feature

Feature Vertical: Feature vertical type
0000 - Not applicable
FULC - Full cut
LEVL - Level
MG00 - Modern ground surface
MG04 - Modern ground surface and 4 cm below
MG05 - Modern ground surface and 5 cm below
MG99 - Modern ground surface and unknown cm below
MIXD - Mixed or disturbed context
SR00 - Surface (contact only)
SR01 - Surface (contact and 1 cm above)
SR02 - Surface (contact and 2 cm above)
SR03 - Surface (contact and 3 cm above)
SR04 - Surface (contact and 4 cm above)
SR05 - Surface (contact and 5 cm above)
SR06 - Surface (contact and 6 cm above)
SR07 - Surface (contact and 7 cm above)
SR08 - Surface (contact and 8 cm above)
SR09 - Surface (contact and 9 cm above)
SR10 - Surface (contact and 10 cm above)
SR12 - Surface (contact and 12 cm above)
SR14 - Surface (contact and 14 cm above)
SR15 - Surface (contact and 15 cm above)
SR18 - Surface (contact and 18 cm above)
SR20 - Surface (contact and 20 cm above)
SR23 - Surface (contact and 23 cm above)
SR99 - Surface (contact and unknown cm above)
STLV - Stratum-Level
STRA - Stratum
UNKN - Unknown

Feat Vertical No.: Feature vertical number (e.g., Stratum 1)

Feat Vertical Sub No.: Feature vertical subdivision number (level within a stratum, e.g., Stratum 1 - Level 2)
Excavation Method: Excavation method
0000 - not applicable
AUGR - auger
BKHO - heavy equipment
COLL - collection
NOTX - not excavated
OTHR - other
SHVL - shovel
SMTL - small tools such as paint brushes and dental picks
SURV - surface survey
TRPK - trowel and pick
TRSH - trowel and shovel
TRWL - trowel
UNKN - unknown

Collection Method: Collection method for PD unit
0000 - not applicable
CERM - modern ground surface, pottery only
NCOL - intentionally not collected
NOSC - not screened, materials collected if present
OTHR - other
S/16 - screened, sixteenth-inch mesh
S1/2 - screened, half-inch mesh
S1/4 - screened, quarter-inch mesh
S1/8 - screened, eighth-inch mesh
SFND - screened, sixteenth-inch or smaller mesh; dry screened
SFNW - screened, sixteenth-inch or smaller mesh; wet screened
SPSS - special samples (entire contents of PD collected for special samples such as flotation, pollen, sediment)
SRSO - modern ground surface, rim sherds only
SURF - surface collection
UNKN - unknown