MAHS Cherryfield Project

Research questions and mapping objectives were developed from various sources and incorporated into the field schools conducted on the site.   For example, barges and barge schooners were often built to similar dimensions although with slightly different length-to-beam ratios.   Gathering data on known measurements provided a baseline for comparison with the Cherryfield Point wreck.

Although all mapping techniques are discussed during the classroom course, for most students the field school represents their first opportunity to work on an actual wreck site.

The primary mapping technique used by MAHS is baseline trilateration, and a dryland practice session was held for each class prior to departing for the site.

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