1. Non-technical summary (Mandatory) 
Guidance:This should outline in plain, non-technical language the principal reason for the work, its objectives and main results. It should include reference to authorship and commissioning body. 
2. Introductory statements
GUidance: These could include acknowledgements, circumstances of the project such as planning background, the archaeological background, an outline nature of work, the site description (including size, geology and topography, location), when the project was undertaken and by whom.  
3. Aims and objectives
Guidance:These should reflect or reiterate the aims set out in the project design or WSI.  
4. Methodology
Guidance:The methods used, including the detail of any variation to the agreed project design or WSI should be set out carefully, and explained as appropriate. 
5. Results
Guidance: These should be set out as a series of summary objective statements, organised clearly in relation to the methods used, and describing both structural data and associated finds and/or environmental data recovered. Descriptive material should be clearly separated from interpretative statements. Technical terminology (including dating or period references) should be explained where necessary if the report is aimed at a largely non-archaeological audience. The results should be amplified by the use of drawings and photographs; and by supporting data contained in appendices (see below). 
6. Conclusions
Guidance: It is appropriate to include a section which sums up and interprets the results and puts them into context (local, national or otherwise). Other elements should include a confidence rating on techniques used, or on limitations imposed by particular factors (e.g. weather or problems of access). Recommendations on further work may also be required, but in most circumstances within the planning framework this will be the responsibility of the relevant planning archaeologist or curator. 
7. Archive location
Guidance: The final destination of the archive (records and finds) should be noted in the report. 
8. Appendices
Guidance: These should contain essential technical and supporting detail, including for example lists of artefacts and contexts or details of measurements, gazetteers etc.
9. Illustrations
Guidance:  Most reports will need the inclusion of one or more illustrations for clarity; as a minimum a location plan should be included. Any plans or sections should be clearly numbered, easily referenced to the National Grid and related to the specified area.
10. References and bibliography (Mandatory)
Guidance:  A list of all sources used should be appended to the report, including electronic sources.
11. Other
Contents list, disclaimers.

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1.0 dated 17th April 2018

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