Field Methods in Archaeology

Reissue of the seventh edition of the major textbook describing field and laboratory methods for archaeology students.

"A very readable and well illustrated guide to field archaeology.does an excellent job covering the major facets." -American Anthropologist Informationen zum Autor Hester, Thomas R; Shafer, Harry J; Feder, Kenneth L Klappentext Reissue of the seventh edition of the major textbook describing field and laboratory methods for archaeology students. Zusammenfassung Reissue of the seventh edition of the major textbook describing field and laboratory methods for archaeology students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction; 2: Goals of Archaeological Investigation; 3: Research Design and Sampling Techniques; 4: Site Survey; 5: Methods of Excavation; 6: Data Preservation; 7: The Handling and Conservation of Artifacts in the Field; 8: Archaeological Field Photography; 9: Archaeological Mapping, Site Grids, and Surveying; 10: Stratigraphy; 11: Excavation and Analysis of Human Remains; 12: Excavation and Recovery of Botanical Materials from Archaeological Sites; 13: Basic Approaches in Archaeological Faunal Analysis; 14: Chronological Methods

Autorentext
Hester, Thomas R; Shafer, Harry J; Feder, Kenneth L

Inhalt
1: Introduction; 2: Goals of Archaeological Investigation; 3: Research Design and Sampling Techniques; 4: Site Survey; 5: Methods of Excavation; 6: Data Preservation; 7: The Handling and Conservation of Artifacts in the Field; 8: Archaeological Field Photography; 9: Archaeological Mapping, Site Grids, and Surveying; 10: Stratigraphy; 11: Excavation and Analysis of Human Remains; 12: Excavation and Recovery of Botanical Materials from Archaeological Sites; 13: Basic Approaches in Archaeological Faunal Analysis; 14: Chronological Methods