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PVAThe field work was closely monitored and issues identified were resolved quickly to ensure thatinformation is correctly filled in and quality maintained. A sample of issues and solutions isgiven belowIssues Pertaining to Field Survey (Sample)IssueLack of understanding of terminologySpelling Errors of English TextDifferent Spellings Used for same wordCommon Mistakes noticed such as of EthnicGroupsAge/Era Box incorrectly filled due to lack ofknowledge of historyCaption less photographsField formsOrganizing Data in a systematic mannerOther minor issues pertaining to formsSolutionHandout 1: prepared for each survey teamexplaining terminologyHandout 2: List of Spelling preparedA Chart developed & Displayed in Field Officeand Sub-Field Office for all teams to use.Uniformity of Spelling expectedAll teams informed that ethnic groups are notreligious sects but “caste’ (zath/pathe)Training sessions heldFormat for the captions of photographs fordescription with place name and datedeveloped.The Field Survey Forms were divided intoseparate forms for tangible assets andintangible assets to resolve confusions arisingin the field. This was done in consultation withUNESCO GIS ExpertA system developed (See data entry chart)Resolved through training & communicationwith PVA expertsNUMBER OF VILLAGES SURVEYThe TOR required that at least 15 villages in each district are to be surveyed. The given unit of avillage appeared problematic and it was decided that the work would be done on the basis ofTehsils which are clear administrative divisions with easily identifiable boundaries. Thus teamswere sent to different parts of each District with the aim that a representative sample would becovered. In each of the tehsils the start was from a village which had been identified by localstakeholders and/or library research as a known locale of cultural assets which could be a craft orbuilt heritage or music etc.MULTAN DISTRICT survey is based on its six towns with the towns (kasbas) covered in eachcase, followed by selected villages on the periphery and in the rural hinterland. The total numberof Villages/towns/ Kasbas mapped is 54 including quarters (mohallas) in densely populated areassuch as Multan CityMAPPING OF CULTURAL ASSETS IN DIST MULTAN & BAHAWALPUR: END-OF-ASSIGNMENT REPORT 8