Thanks to all those who sent suggestions on how to document a historic site which has artifacts left in situ. Since several people asked me to forward the information I am sending this summary of the suggestions to the list. If you don't remember this request was posted for John Staicer, project director at the Schroeder saddletree factory in Madison, Indiana, and John wanted some way to record exactly the plethora of artifacts were in the woodworking shop of the factory because this might be the only source of information about the day-to-day physical activities that occurred there. Unfortunately John's budget will probably not allow him to pursue some of these suggestions :( --use of archaeological stratigraphy methods, including making section drawings on mylar which can be stacked --video documentation with voice over, augmented by photographs --video documentation with digital image analysis --close range terrestrial photogrammetry using stereo photographs Contacts suggested: Charles Hummel, Winterthur Museum, who did work on the Historic Dominy workshop The Early American Industries Association Joe S. Hays, Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, Oklahoma who is recording a trading post left in situ Books suggested: _Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy_ edited by E. Harris, M. Brown, and G. Brown, 1993 _Handbook of Heritage Photogrammetry_ pub. by Australian Heritage Commission. Henry Glassie on documentationof objects within standing structures. If you can suggest any other names to me of people who have done this sort of documentation, I will pass them on to John. Carolyn Brady ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | "Death seems to provide the minds [log in to unmask] | of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater MA program in Public History ü fund of innocent amusement than any Indiana University at ü other single subject." Indianapolis | ü --Dorothy L. Sayers _____________________________ ü_________________________________________