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OBSERVED_INCLUSION

OBSERVED_INCLUSION edge/relationship definition.

Description

Connects an ( :Activity ) node to a DEPOSIT (  :Place:Context  ) node to record that this Activity observed/recorded the Deposit's material inclusions.

Analogy

Join row(s) or table(s) linking Activities to the observation of a Context's inclusion(s).

CIDOC-CRM Mapping

MAYBE include a short summmary here, but leave the details for the designated CIDOC-CRM section.

Relevant Nodes, Directions, and Cardinality

[  :Activity:FieldworkProcess  ] ——[ :OBSERVED_INCLUSION ]——> @[0..*] [  :Place:Context  ] ⟵ @[0..*]

  • Each FieldworkProcess may observe the inclusion(s) within zero or many Deposit Contexts.
  • Each Context may have multiple inclusion observations by different FieldworkProcess activities.

Edge/Relationship Properties

propertytypereq?uniq?descriptionexample(s)
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materialstringYnThe inclusion material type, selected from options in (  :Vocab:MaterialType  )."charcoal"
abundancestringnnHow abundant the included material is in terms of the entire deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:Abundance  )."occasional"
distributionstringnnHow the included material is spatially distributed across the entire deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:Distribution  )."scattered"
sizestringnnThe average size/fragmentation of the individual pieces of the included material in this deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:InclusionSize  )."medium fragments"
shapestringnnThe average shape of the individual pieces of the included material in this deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:InclusionShape  )."spherical"
roundnessstringnnThe average roundness of the individual pieces of the included material in this deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:Roundness  )."sub-angular"
sortingstringnnThe vertical sorting/distribution of the material included in this deposit, selected from options in (  :Vocab:InclusionSorting  )."poorly sorted"
confidencestringYnConfidence level in this inclusion observation, selected from options in Vocab:Confidence."moderate"

POSSIBLE: System/Audit Properties

Need to decide if we should include the full (or a partial) audit trail for edge/relationships. I'm leaning toward YES.

(these are not required/enforced by Neo4j but are populated via the UJAP Database web application; these could also be handled—perhaps more simply—by edge/relationship to AuditEvent nodes)

propertytypereq?uniq?descriptionexample(s)
proposedAtdatetimennTimestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation)"2026-01-30T02:39:15.638Z"
proposedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record"person@email.com"
approvedAtdatetimennTimestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation)"2026-01-30T12:47:15.638Z"
approvedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record"person@email.com"
committedAtdatetimennof node entity COMMIT (i.e., formal approval/ publishing to database by an admin)."2026-01-31T02:41:56.043Z"
committedBystringnnEmail or userID of the person who COMMITTED this node entity."person@email.com"

Example Visualization

Insert visualization here, drawn in Arrows.app and using the correct color-coding.