1. prepare a detailed map of your study site in the Columbia Cemetery,
2. analyze the data you gather from the gravestones in a spreadsheet program, and
3. write a brief report (2-4 pages-typewritten) which summarizes your findings.

While each study will vary in content and emphasis, the following rules apply:

A. Basic Cemetery Report:

1. Cemetery Name
2. Plot Location (Use Plot Number and Subsection Descriptor)
3. Number of grave sites in your plot. (Minimum number is 50.)
4. Age (based upon death dates on stones) and size of plot (length/width)
5. Information on grave markers and monuments. For monument types click HERE
   styles and materials: commercial, generic, homecrafted, indigenous. symbolization and inscriptions (other than basic data entry) Unique shapes, sizes, designs and decorations
6. Special monuments, signs, benches, statuary, etc.
7. Structures: buildings, fences, gates, paths, roadways, etc.
8. Fertility and Mortality: Use the data sheet handed out in class to collect birth and death dates and other required information for graves in your plot. Using the data collected, prepare a detailed analysis of the people buried in your plot. Also prepare a histogram and population pyramid using the techniques demonstrated in class.

Using Word2000 (or any graphic draw program) construct a detailed gravesite location map of your study site. Use the spec's sheet to prepare your map. Number each gravesite on the map and use this number in notes for recording relevant data. Your map should include physical features and structures such as large trees, shrubs, newly-planted trees, flower beds, statuary, paths and roadways. Gather all of the necessary information possible at the site. This may require some time.

Sample Map! This image is 48k, so be patient while it loads.

All maps should include: