Mapping archaeological sites, in summary, is not a particularly difficult task although it is sometimes tedious and is too often relegated to someone that is ill-prepared to do an adequate job. The most important thing that an archaeologist can do to prepare for this task is to determine what the accuracy needs are for the specific job in question, and then to choose the proper equipment in order to meet that level of accuracy. Mapping in the exact provenience of artifacts, for example, is a relatively difficult task that sometimes cannot be achieved with a transit and stadia rod alone. On the other hand, the mapping of most sites can be handled using simple equipment such as a Brunton compass, a surveyor’s tape, and a stadia reduction table. Given the size of most archaeological maps in their published form and the amount of generalization that is required for maps of such scale, these tools can be used to obtain mapping data that are sufficiently accurate for most archaeological purposes, and in certain cases, will be more accurate than maps make with more sophisticated and expensive equipment.