RECORDER RESOURCES PAGE

Welcome to the MPPP Volunteer Recorder Resource webpage!

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. 

Returning Recorders and RATs There are many new resources and  our existing materials have been updated. New and edited resources are marked by an asterisk*.   Please start with #14 MPPP Time Periods and #27 Problematic Terms to make sure you review key changes we planned to introduce in 2020.

For more information, please watch our YouTube training videos:

1. Herman Agoyo Blessing

2. Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project General Info

3. Terminology*

4. Petroglyph Glossary*

5. Photography Tips

6. Petroglyph Drawing Instructions

7. Design Element Inventory (DEI)

8. Recorder Box and Pack Checklist

9. Personal Field Supply Checklist*

10. Respect and Etiquette

11. MPPP Project History

12. Petroglyphs and Pictographs*

13. About the Wells Petroglyph Preserve

14. Revised Mesa Prieta Chronology/Time Periods*

15. Safety on the Mesa

16. Snake Bite Treatment and Prevention

17. First Aid Protocols

18. Accident Report Form 

18. General Recording Guidelines*

19. Rio Grande Recent History*

20. Geology of Mesa Prieta

21. Rio Grande Geology*

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*

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*