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This practical volume, the first book in the Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique Series, examines in detail the factors that affect archaeological detectability in surveys whose methods range from visual to remote sensing in land, underwater, and intertidal zones - furnishing a co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banning, E. B.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
Series:Manuals in archaeological method, theory, and technique.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Archaeology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Goals of Archaeological Survey
  • III. The Discovery of Archaeological Materials by Survey
  • IV. Units, Sampling Frames, and Edge Effects in Archaeological Survey
  • V. Sampling Space: Statistical Surveys
  • VI. Purposive Survey: Prospection
  • VII. Surveying for Spatial Structure
  • VIII. Cultural Resource Management and Site Significance
  • IX. Surveying Sites and Landscapes
  • X. Evaluating Surveys
  • XI. Surveying the Future
  • Appendix 1. Health, Safety, and Practical Matters in Field Survey
  • Bibliography
  • Index.