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Today we (group 1) were tasked with profile mapping whichis, thus far, my favorite type of mapping to. The scale is a lot lesscumbersome and we were much more efficient. Jenn and I were mappingpart of the North facing side of the inner wall of the heiau thatdivides the “L” shape of Kūpopolo. We set up the yellow meter-by-meterframe and strung the red bungee cords (with each red square measuring20 cm by 20 cm) onto the hooks on the frame. We then set the frame onits side next to the wall section that we were mapping.Kaipo, our group leader, mentioned that there are multiple methods tochoose in regards to creating a profile map. We chose to map thelarger rocks first and then sketch in the smaller rocks (instead ofstarting at one square and moving on to the next). We measured pointson the perimeter of the rocks in relation to the lines on themeter-by-meter frame. We were advised to sketch the rocks in theirentirety, meaning we needed to map the entire rock, even if otherrocks were covering it). Therefore, our profile map did not justinclude the “eye-balled” rocks, but also the true size of the pōhaku(with shading to make the overlap clear). We also sketched the mossand lichen that covered the pōhaku. We made sure not to overlookimportant details on the stones.
