Hi Lyle,

While Delaware does use a version of the trinomial system for
archaeological sites, they also use one system (the Cultural Resource
Survey or CRS) for all sites (archaeological and architectural) in the
state.

CRS numbers begin with the letter of the county they are in (i.e., K- for
Kent County) and then issued sequentially. As an example of how the system
works, the Jones Farm site has the CRS number K-937 (the 937th cultural
resource in Kent County); it also has the archaeological site trinomial
7K-B-14.

Hope this helps,
Megan Springate, MA, RPA

> Archaeologists use the trinomial system to record archaeologists.
> Architectural historians use something else, at least here in VA.
>
> Are there states that have one numbering system for everything? We have
> had archaeologists who can't deal with buildings and buildings are often
> recorded with no regard for the archaeological sites around them, although
> this is waning, thankfully.
>
> But, with an idea towards looking to the totally computerized future and
> recognizing that architectural sites also have archaeological components,
> are there states who've taken the jump and if so how?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lyle Browning, RPA
>