Techniques of Archaeological Excavation

Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, Philip Barker's survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an indispensible guide for archaeologists.

'A guide to the better practice of excavation.' - New Scientist'Essential to all would-be excavators.' - Minerva'A magnificent achievement.' - Current Archaeology

Autorentext
Philip Barker is one of Britain's leading excavators. Formerly reader in Archaeology at the University of Birmingham, he is now an archaeological consultant.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements, List of illustrations, Prefaces, 1. Introduction: the unrepeatable experiment, 2. How archaeological sites are formed, 3. The development of excavation techniques, 4. Pre-excavation research, 5. Problems and strategies, 6. The processes of excavation, 7. Rescue and salvage excavation, 8. Recognizing and recording the evidence, 9. The recording of pottery and small finds, 10. The interpretation of the evidence, 11. Scientific aids, 12. Synthesis: the history of the site, Glossary, Bibliography, Index