Field Archaeology : An Introduction
Peter. Drewett
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (213 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Field Archaeology: An Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; What is archaeology?; What is field archaeology?; Who does field archaeology?; Theoretical basis of field archaeology; Project management; CHAPTER TWO What is an archaeological site? How is it formed and transformed?; Primary and secondary uses; Rubbish and accidental loss; Burials; Abandonment of a site; Natural transformation processes; Two examples of abandonment; CHAPTER THREE Finding archaeological sites; Existing knowledge; Documents; Aerial photography. - CHAPTER SEVEN Recording archaeological excavationsThe written record; The drawn record; The photographic record; The finds record; CHAPTER EIGHT Post-fieldwork planning, processing and finds analysis; Post-fieldwork planning; Finds analysis; Pottery; Stone; Metals; Organic artefacts; Finds analysis: ecofacts; Bones; Shells; Seeds and other plant remains; Finds analysis: environmental samples; Pollen analysis; Land snails; Soils and sediments; Other environmental analyses; CHAPTER NINE Interpreting the evidence; Interpreting the site's environment. - Ground surveyGeophysical survey; Chemical survey; Accidental discovery; CHAPTER FOUR Recording archaeological sites; Written description; Archaeological surveying; Photography; CHAPTER FIVE Planning the excavation; Permission, funding and the law; Site safety; Staff, equipment and logistics; Approaches to excavation; Levels of recovery; CHAPTER SIX Digging the site; Excavation; Recurrent types of context and their excavation; Sites without features; Artefacts and ecofacts, their recovery and treatment; Matrices, phasing and dating sites; Excavation and the public. - Interpretation of the household and its activity areasInterpretation of the community and its activity areas; Interpretation of how people lived; CHAPTER TEN Publishing the report; Archaeological illustration; Writing a report; Getting a report published; References; Index. - Peter Drewett's comprehensive survey explores every stage of the dig process, from the core work of discovery and excavation to the final product: the published archaeological report.Main topics covered are:how an archaeological site is formedfinding and recording archaeological sitesplanning excavations, digging the site and recording the resultspost-fieldwork planning, processing and finds analysisinterpreting the evidencepublishing the report.Illustrated with 100 photographs and line drawings, and using numerous
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| ISBN | 1857287371. - 185728738X
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