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Format

Harris Matrix

Summary

Name
Harris Matrix
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/426
Description
A format which provides a 2D visual representation of stratigraphic levels of archaeological digs, but also shows the inter-relationships between different levels and contexts.
File extensions
hm
Source
Museum of London / Museum of London

Internal signatures

Harris Matrix

Note
Looking for 'CHarrisMatrixDoc' in ASCII header.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
0000000000000000FFFF01001000434861727269734D6174726978446F63
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
02266E00{1}00000001000000
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    Harris Matrix: Modified the offset values from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).

  • Updated in V68

    Release date
    1 May 2013

    Harris Matrix: Made format extension lower-case as part of a data normalisation exercise.

  • Added in V60

    Release date
    11 June 2012

    Harris Matrix: Signature submitted by the Museum of London.

    Harris Matrix: Submission from The Museum of London. Partial entry added.