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The Archaeologist's Toolkit is an integrated set of seven volumes designed to teach novice archaeologists and students the basics of doing archaeological fieldwork, analysis, and presentation. Students are led through the process of designing a study, doing survey work, excavating, properly wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carmichael, David L (Author)
Other Authors: Lafferty, Robert H., Molyneaux, Brian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, [2003]
Series:Archaeologist's toolkit ; v. 3.
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology)
Archaeology > Fieldwork.
Fouilles (Archéologie)
Archéologie > Recherche sur le terrain.
Ausgrabungstechnik
Einführung.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Excavation: a brief history
  • Archaeological excavation is controlled destruction
  • Site testing, excavation, and characterization
  • Data recovery
  • Recovery of specialized materials and samples
  • Appendix 1: Equipment, supplies, and sources for specialized analysis
  • Appendix 2: Conversion tables and other useful resources.