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Davi: /* Field research */

2024-05-16T06:18:09Z

Field research

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	Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).		Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).
	Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.		Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.
	Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as '''UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'''~~<note>"Official" in this context means ...</note>~~		Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as '''UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'''
	For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”		For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”

Davi: /* Field research */

2024-05-16T06:17:59Z

Field research

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	Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).		Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).
	Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.		Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.
	Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as '''UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'''		Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as '''UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'''<note>"Official" in this context means ...</note>
	For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”		For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”

Davi: /* Field research */

2024-05-16T06:17:32Z

Field research

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	Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).		Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).
	Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.		Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.
	Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as 'UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'		Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as '''UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'''
	For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”		For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”

Davi: /* Mapping Concentration Camp sites */

2024-05-16T06:17:23Z

Mapping Concentration Camp sites

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	Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).		Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).
	Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.		Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.
	Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.		Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as 'UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.'
	For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”		For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”

Davi: /* Different gradations of sites in the field */

2024-05-16T06:17:07Z

Different gradations of sites in the field

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	= Different gradations of sites in the field =		= Different gradations of sites in the field =

	• Class 0: No preservation. Nothing remains (and it may have been built over), and there is no memorial.		* Class 0: No preservation. Nothing remains (and it may have been built over), and there is no memorial.
	• Class 1: No remains are preserved, but a memorial of some kind exists.		* Class 1: No remains are preserved, but a memorial of some kind exists.
	• Class 2: Remains might exist, but they are in a protected area that prohibits access (e.g., inside a working factory).		* Class 2: Remains might exist, but they are in a protected area that prohibits access (e.g., inside a working factory).
	• Class 3: Remains still exist in some capacity, and access is entirely unobstructed: there is no gatekeeping and visitors are free to come and go as they please without being monitored. This will be the class of site where visits/surveys are the most important. Memorial status is irrelevant to this classification; memorials may or may not exist.		* Class 3: Remains still exist in some capacity, and access is entirely unobstructed: there is no gatekeeping and visitors are free to come and go as they please without being monitored. This will be the class of site where visits/surveys are the most important. Memorial status is irrelevant to this classification; memorials may or may not exist.
	• Class 4: Remains are preserved and memorialized, and there is some kind of controlled and limited access (e.g., Auschwitz). Survey will not be possible at these sites, and any access will need to be coordinated through whatever entity controls the site.		* Class 4: Remains are preserved and memorialized, and there is some kind of controlled and limited access (e.g., Auschwitz). Survey will not be possible at these sites, and any access will need to be coordinated through whatever entity controls the site.

Davi: /* Different gradations of sites in the field */

2024-05-16T06:16:43Z

Different gradations of sites in the field

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	= Different gradations of sites in the field =		= Different gradations of sites in the field =

	• Class 0: No preservation. Nothing remains (and it may have been built over), and there is no memorial.		• Class 0: No preservation. Nothing remains (and it may have been built over), and there is no memorial.
	• Class 1: No remains are preserved, but a memorial of some kind exists.		• Class 1: No remains are preserved, but a memorial of some kind exists.
	• Class 2: Remains might exist, but they are in a protected area that prohibits access (e.g., inside a working factory).		• Class 2: Remains might exist, but they are in a protected area that prohibits access (e.g., inside a working factory).
	• Class 3: Remains still exist in some capacity, and access is entirely unobstructed: there is no gatekeeping and visitors are free to come and go as they please without being monitored. This will be the class of site where visits/surveys are the most important. Memorial status is irrelevant to this classification; memorials may or may not exist.		• Class 3: Remains still exist in some capacity, and access is entirely unobstructed: there is no gatekeeping and visitors are free to come and go as they please without being monitored. This will be the class of site where visits/surveys are the most important. Memorial status is irrelevant to this classification; memorials may or may not exist.
	• Class 4: Remains are preserved and memorialized, and there is some kind of controlled and limited access (e.g., Auschwitz). Survey will not be possible at these sites, and any access will need to be coordinated through whatever entity controls the site.		• Class 4: Remains are preserved and memorialized, and there is some kind of controlled and limited access (e.g., Auschwitz). Survey will not be possible at these sites, and any access will need to be coordinated through whatever entity controls the site.

Davi at 06:16, 16 May 2024

2024-05-16T06:16:23Z

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	Record everything in a digital form. Write a report of everything you’ve seen and include all pictures along with captions. Plot your GPS points on a map and use the historical overlay you made (if possible) to learn more about what the feature(s) at those points might have been. Include this in the report, along with the locations of the points (both as text and in map form, if possible).		Record everything in a digital form. Write a report of everything you’ve seen and include all pictures along with captions. Plot your GPS points on a map and use the historical overlay you made (if possible) to learn more about what the feature(s) at those points might have been. Include this in the report, along with the locations of the points (both as text and in map form, if possible).

			= Different gradations of sites in the field =

			• Class 0: No preservation. Nothing remains (and it may have been built over), and there is no memorial.
			• Class 1: No remains are preserved, but a memorial of some kind exists.
			• Class 2: Remains might exist, but they are in a protected area that prohibits access (e.g., inside a working factory).
			• Class 3: Remains still exist in some capacity, and access is entirely unobstructed: there is no gatekeeping and visitors are free to come and go as they please without being monitored. This will be the class of site where visits/surveys are the most important. Memorial status is irrelevant to this classification; memorials may or may not exist.
			• Class 4: Remains are preserved and memorialized, and there is some kind of controlled and limited access (e.g., Auschwitz). Survey will not be possible at these sites, and any access will need to be coordinated through whatever entity controls the site.

Davi at 06:15, 16 May 2024

2024-05-16T06:15:51Z

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	=== Afterwards ===		=== Afterwards ===
	Record everything in a digital form. Write a report of everything you’ve seen and include all pictures along with captions. Plot your GPS points on a map and use the historical overlay you made (if possible) to learn more about what the feature(s) at those points might have been. Include this in the report, along with the locations of the points (both as text and in map form, if possible).		Record everything in a digital form. Write a report of everything you’ve seen and include all pictures along with captions. Plot your GPS points on a map and use the historical overlay you made (if possible) to learn more about what the feature(s) at those points might have been. Include this in the report, along with the locations of the points (both as text and in map form, if possible).


	* Objectives

	* very far future: full 3D re-creations of current conditions (photograph, scan, etc)

Davi at 06:15, 16 May 2024

2024-05-16T06:15:22Z

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	= Mapping Concentration Camp sites =		= Mapping Concentration Camp sites =
			== 1. Methodology for research: ==

			Three stages: Pre-research, field research, and the work afterwards.
			This largely applies to sites with unlimited access, where unfettered survey is possible (e.g., Gunskirchen).

			=== Pre-research ===
			If available, make map overlay placing historical imagery (aerial photography, contemporary [wartime] maps, etc) on a modern map. Get an orientation for when you’re in the field. This map overlay will also help with interpretation of features seen in the field after field research has concluded.
			Know before you go: borders of survey area, locations of known camp features relative to current geography and to other camp features (e.g., Building 1 60 m SW of road, 20m E of Building 2). This will help orient you on the ground and give you an idea of what to look at.

			=== Field research ===
			Walk the site. Many sites will be too large to intensively survey, so pick notable features on the terrain (this can be done in the field, and looking at the historical imagery may also help you plan specific areas to check).
			Features include: Raised grass or earth relative to the surroundings, especially if they form parallel lines or right angles; piles or mounds of dirt, brick, or building materials; exposed concrete foundations; artifacts in the open: look for leather and metal especially.
			Fallen trees can unearth artifacts. This is important as UNLESS GIVEN OFFICIAL PERMISSION IN WRITING, DO NOT DIG, MOVE, OR TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE SITE.
			For outlines of buildings (concrete foundations and raised earth in suspicious shapes [parallel or perpendicular]), record GPS points of the corners, along with photos of the feature to correlate with these points later. Take notes about what you’re doing, why you recorded the points, etc. In the photo, it can help to include some system to identify specific photos. In archaeology we typically use photo plates where numbers and letters can be affixed. A plate for a feature at a site might read “May 5 2024 / Gunskirchen 2B,” and in your notes/recording, you’ve got a section that says “Photo 2B is a suspicious piece of raised earth at a 90º angle.”

			=== Afterwards ===
			Record everything in a digital form. Write a report of everything you’ve seen and include all pictures along with captions. Plot your GPS points on a map and use the historical overlay you made (if possible) to learn more about what the feature(s) at those points might have been. Include this in the report, along with the locations of the points (both as text and in map form, if possible).


	* Objectives		* Objectives

Davi: /* Mapping Concentration Camp sites */

2024-04-29T09:43:47Z

Mapping Concentration Camp sites

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	= Mapping Concentration Camp sites =		= Mapping Concentration Camp sites =
			* Objectives

			* very far future: full 3D re-creations of current conditions (photograph, scan, etc)