State of Louisiana Site Record Form

☐ Update

Site Name:	State Site No.:

Other Site Designations:

Project/Field Site No.:

Parish:	Select One

UTM Coordinates:	Zone: Select One	Easting:	Northing:	Datum: Select One

Site Condition (select all that apply)

Present Use:	Other Conditions:

☐ Agriculture	☐ Pasture	☐ Inundated	☐ Shoreline Erosion

☐ Silviculture	☐ Residential	☐ Heavy Erosion	☐ Clear-Cut

☐ Wooded	☐ Urban	☐ Light Erosion	☐ Modern Trash Dump

☐ Fallow	☐ Heavy Construction	☐ Roads or Trails	☐ Dredged

☐ Open Field	☐ Light Construction	☐ Transmission Lines	☐ Spoil Bank

☐ Yard/Lawn	☐ Industrial	☐ Pipelines	☐ Other (please explain)

☐ Paved	☐ Other (please explain)	☐ Submerged

Surface Visibility: Select One

Site Condition and Setting Narrative: Current site condition and geographic setting, landform, vegetation, nearby sites and water sources.

Site Investigation (select all that apply)

Nature of Investigation: Select One	Fully Delineated? Select one.
Artifacts Collected? Select one.

Investigation Method(s):

Surface Collection:	☐ Controlled	☐ Uncontrolled	☐ Test Units	☐ Trenching
Shovel Testing:	☐ Systematic	☐ Judgmental	☐ Excavation Units	☐ Augering
Walkover (no collecting):	☐ Controlled	☐ Uncontrolled	☐ Remote Sensing	☐ Coring
☐ Stripping	☐ Probing

Site Dimensions and Orientation:

Site Investigation Narrative: Briefly comment on methods of investigation. Include the number of shovel tests, test units, etc., as well as a brief description of site delineation, testing, or sampling methods. Describe features encountered and depths of cultural deposits.

Site Description (select all that apply)

If form is an update, select only characteristics that apply to current visit.

Site Characteristics:

☐ Pre-Contact	☐ Post-Contact	☐ Both

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☐ Artifact Scatter	☐ Earthwork(s)	☐ Standing Structure

☐ Single Artifact	☐ Midden	☐ Historic Ruin(s)

☐ Shipwreck	☐ Shell Midden	☐ Military

☐ Mound(s)	☐ Cemetery	☐ Destroyed

Cultural Affiliation:

☐ Pre-Contact (unknown)	☐ Tchefuncte	☐ Caddo - Early

☐ Paleo-Indian	☐ Marksville	☐ Caddo - Middle

☐ Archaic (unknown)	☐ Issaquena	☐ Caddo - Late

☐ Early Archaic	☐ Baytown	☐ Post-Contact (unknown)

☐ Middle Archaic	☐ Troyville	☐ Historic Exploration 1541-1803

☐ Late Archaic	☐ Coles Creek	☐ Antebellum 1803-1860

☐ Post-Archaic (UID pottery present)	☐ Plaquemine	☐ War and Aftermath 1860-1890

☐ Poverty Point	☐ Mississippian	☐ Industrial & Modern 1890-1945

☐ Woodland (unknown)	☐ Caddo (unknown)	☐ Post-WWII 1945-

Site Function:

☐ Pre-Contact (unknown)	☐ Farmstead	☐ Commercial/Service Cen.

☐ Post-Contact (unknown)	☐ Plantation	☐ Institution (Rel. & Ed.)

☐ Chipping Station	☐ Residence	☐ Governmental

☐ Habitation	☐ Urban	☐ Industrial

☐ Extraction Locale	☐ Watercraft	☐ Dump

☐ Ceremonial Center	☐ Hist. Transport	☐ Military

☐ Hamlet/Village	☐ Cemetery (Mort.)

Description of Material (collected and observed):

☐ Pottery (American Indian)	☐ Human Bone/Teeth	☐ Construction Mat’l (brick, mortar,

☐ Chipped Stone	☐ Unmodified Bone (faunal)	cement, wattle/daub)

☐ Ground Stone	☐ Floral Remains	☐ Personal Items (jewelry, clothing, ☐ Projectile Points	☐ Wood	personal care)

☐ Fire Cracked Rock	☐ Charcoal	☐ Toys (dolls, marbles, tea sets)

☐ Shell	☐ Rubber/Plastic	☐ Recreation Items (dice, musical

☐ Poverty Point Object (s)	☐ Farm Equipment	instruments, dominoes, smoking)

☐ Baked Clay/Earth Items	☐ Glass	☐ Pottery (Non-American Indian)

☐ Worked Bone/shell	☐ Metal	☐ Firearms/Ammunition

Artifact Description Narrative: A brief description of the materials recovered or observed at the site. Provide types and cultural affiliation, if known. If no artifacts were observed, enter “None Observed.”

Curation

Collection Type: Select One.

Permanent Disposition of Artifacts: Select One.

Permanent Disposition of Records: Select One.

Additional Information:

Records

Date:
Form Completed By:
Contractor/Organization Name and Contact Info:
Owner/Tennant Address or Contact Info:
Informant Address Or Contact Info:
Report Title:
Report Number:

Additional References:

Instructions for reaching Site:

Site Narrative Page

REVIEW SITE FORM INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THIS SECTION

Use this section to elaborate on details from earlier sections so that the level of investigation, types (not necessarily numbers) of artifacts recovered, site delineation, site conditions and future threats are clearly stated. Describe representative soils profiles (including Munsell designations) and artifact/feature depths. If methodological changes were necessary due to ground conditions, provide justification here. Updates should include a short description of previous work/interpretations.

USGS 7.5’ Quadrangle Map of Site Area

Quadrangle Name and Date: Name(s) and dates(s) of the USGS Quadrangle on which the site is located. Show any nearby previously recorded sites and APE boundary

Aerial Photograph with Site Boundaries

Date and Source of Aerial Photograph: Click here to enter text.

Site Sketch Map

Drawn By:

Date:

Site Overview Photograph

Date of Photograph:

Direction:

Additional Photographs

Date of Photograph:

Description: