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RECORDER RESOURCES PAGE

*NOTE* This page is currently being updated. If you are a prospective petroglyph recorder please wait for confirmation from the Project Archaeologist.
Welcome volunteers to the 2022 Recorder Training Resources.
We are thrilled for your enthusiastic involvement. This page assembles all the materials you will need to get started recording in 2022.

We are holding the Recorder Training as a hybrid course, meaning both online and in-person. New trainees will begin by completing the online portion, which is divided into 5 units. After successful completion of this part of the course, trainees will advance to the in-person fieldwork component, comprised of 4 full days of fieldwork. Only after completing all 5 online units and 4 field training days will trainees be considered "graduated" as full-fledged recorders.

New Recording Recruits - Start with this year's YouTube training videos, conveniently compiled into one playlist. Each video constitutes one course unit, and completing each unit also entails filling out and submitting its associated assignment. For your review, this page also includes the Recorder Training Powerpoint Presentation featured in the videos. Be sure also to review the additional materials and field forms, towards the bottom of the page. Assigments are also found below the Powerpoint slides.



Assignments:

Unit 1: Pre-training evaluation

Unit 2: Culture-history quiz

Unit 3: DEI Practice Classification Exercise


Unit 4: Archaeology quiz

Unit 5: GPS & Avenza exercises
​Course evaluation
Resources:

Herman Agoyo Blessing

MPPP Project History

Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project Gen. Info

About the Wells Petroglyph Preserve

Personal Field Supply Checklist  *updated

Recorder Box and Pack Checklist

Safety on the Mesa

Snake Bite Treatment and Prevention

First Aid Protocols

Accident Report Form 

Volunteer Waiver

Respect and Etiquette


Terminology *updated

Petroglyph Glossary *updated

Problematic Terms  *updated

Rio Grande Geology

Geology of Mesa Prieta

Revised Mesa Prieta Chronology/
​Time Periods 
*updated

Rio Grande Recent History  *updated


General Recording Guidelines  *updated

Petroglyphs and Pictographs  *updated

Photography Tips

Petroglyph Drawing Instructions

Design Element Inventory (DEI)

Photo Data Sheet (PDS) Field Form

Mapper's Notes Field Form

MPPP Provenience Completion Grid Form

Volunteer Hours Tracking Form

Christian Crosses

Flutes at Mesa Prieta


Cultural Landscape Recording Flowchart

Cultural Landscapes & Trails Form


GPS Exercises (Old Garmin ver., ref only)

Navigating: UTM, Lat/Long, and Cardinal Directions

Using Avenza Maps for Field Data Collection  *new/updated


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Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project
P. O. Box 407, Velarde, NM 87582
Telephone: 505-852-1351
Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project - a 501 (c) (3) community Non-Profit
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