ARCHAELOGICAL SITE RECORD FORM

State of California -- The Resources Agency                        Primary #______________________
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION                 Trinomial #__________________________
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORD                      

 

 


Page___ of___              *Resource Name or #
(Assigned by Recorder)
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A1.     Dimensions: a. Length________ (__b. Width_______ (__)
          Method of Measurement: o Paced o Taped   o Visual estimate o Other:_______________
          Method of Determination
(Check any that apply.): o Artifacts o Features o Soil o Vegetation o Topography
         
o Cut bank o Animal burrow o Excavation o Property boundary o Other (Explain):___________
       
Reliability of Determination: o High o Low Explain: _____________________
       
Limitations (Check any that apply): o Restricted access o Paved/built over o Site limits incompletely defined
         
o Disturbances o Vegetation o Other (Explain): _______________________
A2.     Depth:_______ o None o Unknown     Method of Determination: ___________________
*A3.   Human Remains:
o Present o Absent o Possible o Unknown (Explain):____________________
*A4.   Features: (Number, briefly describe, indicate size, list associated cultural constituents, and show location of each feature
         on sketch map.)

 

 

*A5.   Cultural Constituents: (Describe and quantify artifacts, ecofacts, cultural residues, etc., not associated with features.)

 

*A6.   Were Specimens Collected? o No o Yes (If yes, attach Artifact Record or catalog and identify where specimens
          are curated.)
*A7.   Site Condition:
o Good o Fair o Poor (Describe disturbances.):

*A8.   Nearest Water: (Type, distance, and direction.)
*A9.   Elevation:
A10.  Environmental Setting: (Describe culturally relevant variables such as vegetation, fauna, soils, geology, landform, slope,
         aspect, exposure)

 

A11. Historical Information:

*A12.  Age: o Prehistoric o Protohistoric o 1542-1769 o 1769-1848 o 1848-1880 o 1880-1914 o 1914-1945
        
o Post 1945 o Undetermined Describe position in regional prehistoric chronology or historic dates if known:

A13.   Interpretations: (Discuss data potential, function[s], ethnic affiliation, and other interpretations)

A14.   Remarks:

A15.   References: (Documents, informants, maps, and other references)

A16.   Photographs (List subjects, direction of view, and accession numbers or attach a Photograph Record.): ____________
          _________________________________________________________________________________________________
          Original Media/Negatives Kept at: ______________________________________________________________________
*A17.  Form Prepared by:______________________________________________________ Date:_____________________
          Affiliation and Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
          __________________________________________________________________________________________________