ABSTRACT
On some projects people will have ample opportunity to record every last detail, including completing detailed 2D survey plans and a comprehensive photographic record, while on others people will have limited time and may not be able to undertake such a thorough recording. Furthermore, if people are recording sites in the context of a heritage management project then there may be specific information that needs to be recorded. Two general approaches can be taken to recording stone artefact deposits: recording the attributes of individual artefacts that comprise an assemblage, or recording general information about the assemblage as a whole. The most difficult aspect of recording culturally modified trees is positively identifying them as the result of deliberate human activity. There are many natural activities that can produce similar scarring—the tear caused by the fall of large branch, the development of a termite nest at the base of the tree, scarring from fires, insect or animal activity, and even poor soil.
