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DocuSign Envelope ID: 16F7E188 -42F5- 4144- AF1B- 934E4ACOFE59 <br />stratigraphy using USDA soil descriptions, Munsell color codes, depth, and the presence or <br />absence of artifacts. <br />All maps should include clearly marked reference points that should be established in the <br />field for each site to enable revisits, if warranted. Clearly marked datums should be <br />established in the field for all sites at the Phase II and III levels of effort. These points <br />should be clearly noted on all site maps, and ideally plotted using GPS /GIS data. <br />Notes should be maintained on photography in the field and should include a reference to <br />the project name or number, the date the photograph was taken, the photographer, and the <br />subject of the photograph including the cardinal direction of the view depicted. <br />3D- modeling is quickly revolutionizing archaeological documentation, and should be <br />considered as a means of documenting Phase II and III excavations. Structure from motion <br />photogrammetry provides the opportunity to create 31) models of excavation units and <br />features to scale, from which accurate volumes can be calculated. In addition to its analytical <br />utility for standardizing data for comparison within and between sites, 3D models provide a <br />means of documenting archaeological field work activities at high resolution with little <br />additional effort. <br />b. Recording a Site <br />Site locations should be mapped, preferably using GPS technology, and clearly depicted on <br />project maps. Photography should be used to document site conditions, any above - ground <br />features, or other site characteristics deemed important. <br />In addition, an individual site map should be made that includes the site boundary, project <br />area boundary if it is near or intersecting the site, shovel test locations, areas of artifact <br />concentrations, areas of disturbance, structures or other above - ground features, <br />topographical features, and anything else that would assist with site relocation and explaining <br />site formation processes. Any materials not collected should be described in at least general <br />terms and the location included on the site map. <br />c. Recording a Cemetery <br />Cemetery locations should be mapped, preferably using GPS technology, and clearly <br />depicted on project maps. Cemeteries containing interments greater than 50 years of age <br />should receive a trinomial site number. Given the possibility for unmarked graves in historic <br />cemeteries, even burial locations with a single above - ground marker should be recorded as <br />cemeteries. <br />If the cemetery has 10 or fewer interments, then the information available on the grave <br />markers should be documented for all interred individuals. If the cemetery has more than 10 <br />interments, then only the information for the oldest and the most recent interments is <br />necessary, along with a total count of marked burials in the cemetery, and an estimate of <br />unmarked burials (if any are observed). Descriptions may be included of any unusual <br />markers. <br />North Carolina Oce of State Archaeology — Archaeological Investigation Standard and Guidelines December 2017) Page 15 <br />