Digging Up The Past : An Introduction to Archaeological Excavation


John. Collis
Bok Engelsk 2001 · Electronic books.
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New York : : The History Press, , 2001.
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1 online resource (342 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Paradigms; 2 Site Preparation; 3 On Site; 4 Finding Things; 5 Contexts; 6 Making the Record; 7 Finds Processing; 8 Stone Buildings; 9 Wooden Buildings; 10 Pits, Ditches and Banks; 11 Burials; 12 Sampling; 13 Summary; Appendix; Bibliography. - This concise, readable, well-illustrated introduction to methods of excavation describes a technique that is essential for almost all kinds of archaeology. It is aimed at professional and amateur archaeologists, at students at all levels and at everyone who wants to know how archaeological evidence is discovered. John Collis's book presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organisation and recording. He uses he 40 years of excavation experience to recommend practical solutions to procedural and interpretive problems, and he considers the imp
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0750927372

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