Field collection date

The Field collection date field records when the object was found or collected.

Field details

Public field (natural science) or Private field (archaeology)
field_collection_date is the field ID
Text field with 40 character limit
Detail tab in the object cataloguing page for archaeology and natural science records

Search tips

You can search on this field with:

field_collection_date

For example, enter field_collection_date:[1950 TO 1959] into the search field to find all records collected in a field expedition in the 1950s.

Note: You will only find records that match the date format in your search. If you use different date formats across your collection (23 May 1950, 15.2.58, 20/6/1956), you will need to search for each format.

Related fields

Field collection reference

Field collection method

Field collector

Field collector role

Field collection place description

Field collection place keywords

Field collection date

Field collection time

Field collection notes