1. Documenting Sites in Rhode Island Presentation by James Gage given at the NEARA Spring 2014 Meeting held in Warwick RI. © 2014

2. Site Documentation Step 1 – Photographs Step 2 – GPS Step 3 – Measurements Step 4 – Maps Step 5 – Site Report Step 6 – File Your Report

3. Research Ethics Please … Do not dig Do not move any stones Do not add any stones Do not climb on top of the structures Do not remove any artifacts It is okay to … Take photographs and measurements Brush the leaves away

4. Number the Structures Stone Cairn, Boxley, Arkansas

5. Front Back Top Down Side View Step 1 - Photographs

6. Photo Scales

7. IPAD Handheld GPS Unit Smart Phone with External Bluetooth GPS Receiver

8. Step 3 - Take Measurements

9. Step 4 - Maps

11. Step 5 - Paperwork

12. #7 – On ground cairn with depression Cairn is a mound on the ground with a wide, deep depression. It was built on level ground. Cairn 7’ Dia. Stone sizes: large, medium, small N 39° 15’ 18.6481” W 72° 26’ 21.0297” Sample Stone Structure Entry

13. Step 6 – File Your Report RI State Archaeologist Office Charlotte Taylor Senior Archaeologist RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission 150 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 NEARA Site Files Anne Wikkala NHTI Library 31 College Dr. Concord, NH 03301

14. New Discoveries

15. Miniature Chambers Voluntown, CT

17. Niche-Shaft Niche opening in frontVertical shaft opening on top

18. This presentation is posted online at www.stonestructures.org/html/document-it.html