RECORDER RESOURCES PAGE

Welcome volunteers to the 2021 Recorder Training Resources.
We are thrilled for your enthusiastic involvement, especially after the uncertainty of the past year. This page assembles all the materials you will need to get started recording in 2021, and is intended for both new recorder trainees and returning recorder volunteers. This year we are dividing up our training for new recorders into three parts:

PART I - Online training, video lectures, and self-guided exercises
             (Available mid-April 2021)

PART II - Field orientations with the Project Archaeologist
             (Dates TBD, vaccine documentation may be required)

PART III - Initial assignments & supervised recording
             (pending successful completion of Part II)

Returning Volunteers - You only need review the materials in Part I, paying close attention to the slideshow/videos, and any linked resources marked *updated. Digital recording with Avenza (Unit 5/ green slides) is optional for returning recorders.

New Recording Recruits - Start with the MPPP 2020 Recorder Training Presentation Powerpoint and refer to the numbered resources as they are referred to.  Then review the additional materials and field forms. New recruits will be strongly encouraged to learn both the pen-and-paper and Avenza recording methods.

 *Updated* YouTube training videos will be listed below ​SOON.

1. Herman Agoyo Blessing

2. Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project General Info

3. Terminology *updated

4. Petroglyph Glossary *updated

5. Photography Tips

6. Petroglyph Drawing Instructions

7. Design Element Inventory (DEI)

8. Recorder Box and Pack Checklist

9. Personal Field Supply Checklist  *updated

10. Respect and Etiquette

11. MPPP Project History

12. Petroglyphs and Pictographs  *updated

13. About the Wells Petroglyph Preserve

14. Revised Mesa Prieta Chronology/Time Periods  *updated

15. Safety on the Mesa

16. Snake Bite Treatment and Prevention

17. First Aid Protocols

18. Accident Report Form 

18. General Recording Guidelines  *updated

19. Rio Grande Recent History  *updated

20. Geology of Mesa Prieta

21. Rio Grande Geology  *updated

22. Flutes at Mesa Prieta

23. Christian Crosses

24. Navigating between UTM, Lat/Long, and Cardinal Directions

25. GPS Exercises

26. Volunteer Waiver

27. Problematic Terms  *updated

28. Photo Data Sheet (PDS) Field Form

29. Mapper's Notes Field Form

30. Cultural Landscapes & Trails Form

31. MPPP Provenience Completion Grid Field Form

32. Volunteer Hours Tracking Form

33. DEI Practice Classification Exercise

34. Using Avenza Maps for Field Data Collection  *new/updated