7th Edition
Field Methods in Archaeology Seventh Edition
448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
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Field Methods in Archaeology has been the leading source for instructors and students in archaeology courses and field schools for 60 years since it was first authored in 1949 by the legendary Robert Heizer. Left Coast has arranged to put the most recent Seventh Edition back into print after a brief hiatus, making this classic textbook again available to the next generation of archaeology... Read more
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
Biography
Hester, Thomas R; Shafer, Harry J; Feder, Kenneth L
"A very readable and well illustrated guide to field archaeology.does an excellent job covering the major facets." -American Anthropologist
