Associate specimens - Darwin Core Hour Input Form 1/30/2020 12:20:06

[iDigBioBot]

A user submitted this information via the Darwin Core Hour webform:
Timestamp: 1/30/2020 12:20:06
Please provide a topic of interest: How to indicate that multiple specimens are associated (e.g., on a slab of rock). Is there a DwC term to indicate this?
Are you capable of and interested in participating: Yes
Who else would you recommend to participate in the presentation: Deb Paul, Holly Little, Margaret Landis
What resources can you point to: unsure
Your name: Talia Karim
Your email: talia.karim@colorado.edu
Your GitHub username: tkarim

[Jegelewicz]

I don't know if there is a Darwin Core term, but in Arctos, we associate them with the "same lot as" relationship. However, we recently added a relationship for art and ethnology collections

"same assemblage as" = Groups of objects found in association with each other, as from one level, activity area, or site, regardless of their material or type. Getty AAT This would be useful in paleo collections where there are often cataloged items with the notation "may be associated with".

As this is taken from the Getty AAT, it might be a good term to consider. We will be interested to see what others recommend!