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deviation from the research design and the reason for the changes, should be clearly indicated.
Results and findings
The results of the project should be described and illustrated. These results often come in different forms. Practical results and scientific results go hand in hand. In this section, it is important to separate facts from analysis and to include conclusions.
Facts should be reflected in the text and should be illustrated, if necessary, in an annex, with drawings, or graphic and photographic documentation. These should include all stages of the activities and observations. In each case, the factual information should be clearly distinguishable from the analysis and interpretation. The section on results and findings will generally be composed of several chapters, each presenting the facts and analysis relating to a specific topic. All in all the results should include:
• A description of the location of the site, in- cluding a map and contour plans;
• a description and drawing of the object of research, including an outline of trenches and areas of archaeological research;
• a full artefact report with drawings and pho- tographs of objects and materials;
• a comprehensive description of field observations;
• environmental and specialist scientific reports;
• reports on conservation work on the site and
individual artefacts, including all changes such as excavation, back-fill, covering, or disassembling and re-assembling of artefacts, as the case may be;
• analysis and interpretation of the results.
Findings shall be presented in a simple way. Maps should include an overlay of the coordinate system
used during the research, as well as compass directions and geographical coordinates. Statistics
and measurements should be illustrated with tables, charts, graphs and photographs, as appropriate. Graphs, photographs and illustrations have to be labelled and easily interpretable. There must be a
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