Site number

The trinomial a state survey assigns a recorded site — 33FR-12 is Ohio, Franklin County, site 12 (Smithsonian trinomial system). Stratum keeps the number and the site name on the device and never prints or syncs them; the public record says “on file with the dealer”.

Sources

Renfrew, C. & Bahn, P. (2020). Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, 8th ed. Thames & Hudson
Society for American Archaeology — Principles of Archaeological Ethics

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Site number" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/site-number. Accessed 2026-09-21.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-site-number,
  title        = {Site number},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/glossary/site-number}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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