Volunteer Info.

The following 'Guidance Sheets' provide a guide to the basic field survey techniques and methodologies adopted by the Riches of the Earth project. The survey methodology adopted by this project has been selected due to its simplicity and its non-reliance on technical instruments.

The guidance sheets and recording forms can be downloaded from here.

Guidance Sheets
  • Guidance Sheet 1: Basic field survey techniques
  • Guidance Sheet 2: The automatic level
  • Guidance Sheet 3: Preparing Google Earth imagery for fieldwalking
  • Guidance Sheet 4: Fieldwalking using Google Earth imagery
  • Guidance Sheet 5: Recording individual features
  • Guidance Sheet 6: Using handheld GPS units
Recording Forms
  • Feature recording form
  • Field recording form

Further Reading
Bettess, F. 1992. Surveying for Archaeologists. Durham: Department of Archaeology, University of Durham.

Dockrill, S.J., Bond, J.M., Turner, V.E. and Brown, L.D. 2007. Old Scatness Excavation Manual. A case study in archaeological recording. Lerwick: Shetland Amenity Trust.

Eastmead, S. 2012. Landscape Surveying using Handheld GPS Receivers. Swaledale: Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group.

English Heritage guides to archaeological recording (i.e. Understanding Archaeological Landscapes).