Bulk Upload-HP-ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT-Overall Site Morphology Type

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Description of issues with the Bulk Upload field 'Overall Site Morphology Type', see: bulk-upload

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see expected field values: Morphology

[JanCiglenecki]

Dear all,

While filling out the Excel BU sheet for the Egyptian Monastic Heritage (EMH) layer, I encountered some difficulties, and Thomas suggested I ask for your advice here.

Regarding the "Overall Site Morphology" category: In Egypt, many monastic cells were built within reused dynastic tombs and quarries that were cut into the rocky edges of the deserts. Bijan recommended classifying them as “surface features.” However, most of these hermitages are carved directly into the rock, with minimal to no building material involved. I believe that “Negative/Cut/Dug Feature” would be more accurate, as they are literally carved out of the rock and dug into it. Below is an example from Deir Abu Lifa in the desert north of the Fayoum oases, on which we are currently working with Thomas. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and advice on this.

Best, Jan

[BijanRouhani]

I hadn't seen the image before, but after reviewing it, I agree that these can be described as Negative, Cut, or Dug Features.

[JanCiglenecki]

@BijanRouhani, thank you for clarifying this dilemma! Just to be sure: if a hermitage is, on the contrary, built into a natural rock cavity or formation, as hermitages often are, it would be classified as a "Positive/Built Feature" rather than a "Negative/Cut/Dug Feature," correct? I’m attaching an example from the Wadi Naqqat site in the Eastern Desert.

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@JanCiglenecki according to me: yes. See the field value descriptions

[BijanRouhani]

@JanCiglenecki correct!