UPPER COLCA ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESEARCH PROJECT
Arequipa, Peru
METHODS AND EQUIPMENT NOTES
Updated: June 2005
Download the Upper Colca MS Access database (15 Mb) template with a text file explaining of organization of the database online here. A two stage decimal proveniencing system was used for the project simplifying GIS analysis and artifact labeling.
See my May, 2004 article for an overview of the mobile GIS system:
Interfaces: Mobile GIS in archaeological survey -- PDF (290k)
The SAA Archaeological Record, May 2004. Vol. 4, no. 3, pp 17-22.Please see the Project Overview: Methods webpage for more information about project methodology.
This page contains descriptions of the methods and equipment used in the research project, as well as task-specific reference notes for participants.
EQUIPMENT
- Survey Equipment
- Excavation Equipment
- Computer Hardware and Software
- Personal Gear
REFERENCE NOTES
For internal consistency we will be using the following standards:
