Utah Archaeology Site Form Manual

• Update: Used when a previously documented site has associated records that are still acceptable, but minor changes or the fact that it has been recently visited/evaluated need to be noted. New segments of linear features (e.g. canals, transmission lines, roads) that already have a Smithsonian Trinomial should be recorded under this category (but should not be done in an abbreviated manner).

6. Project Name: Enter the name of the project that is spurring the recording of the site.

7. State Report Number: Enter the report number assigned by the Antiquities Section of the Utah Division of State History. This number is composed of four parts: state, year, organization, and sequentially assigned number. State Report Numbers always begin with a ‘U’ designating that the report number was assigned by the Antiquities Section in Utah. Next are the last two digits of the calendar year the project was assigned. Third is the code for the organization requesting the report number (same as the ‘Survey Organization Code’ in IMACS 1992) (contact the Antiquities Section for a current listing). Fourth is a four-digit sequential number assigned to the individual project. For example, State Report Number U13UA0195 occurred in Utah (U), was assigned in 2013 (13) to the University of Utah (UA), and was the 195th project (0195) assigned by the Antiquities Section in that year.

8. Land Status: Enter all land managers or owners the site is associated with (e.g. BLM, SITLA, Private).

9. USGS 7.5’ Quad Map Name and Date: Enter the name and date of the primary USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map on which the site is located (example: Jenny Canyon, Utah; 1991). If a datum has been placed, the map reference should refer to this location. If no datum exists, and the site boundary crosses multiple maps, list the map that the majority of the site is located on (for example, if 70% of a site is on Map A and 30% on Map B, only Map A need be entered).

10. Township, Range, Section, 1/4, County: Enter the primary township, range, section, quarter, and county for the site’s location. If a datum has been placed, the township, range, section, quarter, and county should refer to this location. If no datum exists, and the site boundary crosses multiple divisions, list only the township, range, section, quarter, and county that the majority of the site is located in. For linear sites with no datum that cross multiple divisions, use the township, range, section, quarter, and county that best correlates with the project undertaking.

11. Meridian: Enter the principal meridian to which the site is associated. The majority of Utah is associated with the Salt Lake Meridian; however, a small portion of the state is covered by the Uintah Meridian (Figure 1).

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