Archaeological laboratory methods
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Mark Q. Sutton and Brooke S. Arkush
Contributors: Arkush, Brooke S., 1961- author; Clark, James. J, contributor; Yohe, Robert M., contributor; Jolie, Edward A., contributor; Diamond, Joseph E., contributor; Thomas W. Neumann, contributor; Bates, Brian D., contributor; Sanford, Robert M., contributor
Edition: 6th edition.
Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Dubuque, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781465243799
Subjects: Archaeology; Laboratory manuals; Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Figures.; title: List of Tables.; title: Preface.; title: Acknowledgements.; title: About the Authors.; title: Chapter 1: Introduction .; title: Learning Objectives; title: Anthropology -- Cultural Anthropology -- Biological Anthropology -- Anthropological Linguistics -- Archaeology; title: Why Do Archaeology?; title: The Archaeological Record -- Artifacts -- Ecofacts -- Human Remains -- The "Other" Category -- Geofacts -- Assemblages -- Features -- Site Deposits -- Archaeological Sites -- Typifying Sites -- Historical Sites -- Isolates --; title: Context and Provenience.; title: Site Formation Processes -- Site Disturbance.; title: Taphonomy; title: Preservation -- Stones and Bones -- Perishables --; title: References.; title: Chapter 2 : The Archaeological Project.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Reaseach Design -- Inventory (Survey) -- Excavation -- Field Methods.; title: What comes in from the field. -- Field provenience: Sites, Units, Levels, and In Situ -- Bags -- Notes and Records -- Field Bias.; title: Borrowing Collections from Other Institutions.; title: Reporting the Results -- Tables -- Figures.; title: Chapter 3: The Archaeological Catalog : with contributions by James J. Clark.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Accession, Lot, and Catalog Numbers.; title: Recordation -- Paper catalogs and records -- Computer Catalogs and records -- Storage of records.; title: Artifiact Treatment.; title: Processing the material. -- Equipment -- Initial Sorting and Cleaning -- Classification -- "Rough" Cataloging -- Curation -- Concluding Remarks.; title: Chapter 4: Analysis of Flaked stone artifacts / Robert M. Yohe II.; title: -- Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Fundamental Flaked Stone Mechanics.; title: Flaked Stone Raw Materials.; title: Heat Treatment.; title: Production of Stone Tools.; title: Anatomy of a Flake -- Blades.; title: Flaked Stone Tools -- Bifaces -- Unifaces -- Cores -- Flakes as Tools -- What About Hammerstones?; title: Measurement of Flaked Stone Artifacts.; title: Debitage Analysis -- Technological Analysis -- Reporting the Results.; title: Special Studies.; title: Flaked Stone Analysis and Cultural Process: Experimental Studies.; title: References.; title: Additional Readings.; title: Chapter 5: Analyses of Ground Stone Milling and Processing Implements, Decorative and Ritual Objects, Cutting and Abrading tools / Joan S. Schneider.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: A Note on Preservation.; title: Identification of Ground Stone Surfaces -- Grinding and Polishing -- Visual Identification -- Tactile Identification.; title: Types of Ground Stone Artifacts -- Ground Stone Artifacts Ground Through Use -- Ground Stone Artifacts Ground in Manufacture.; title: Description and Analysis -- How to Describe Ground Stone Artifacts -- How to Analyze Ground Stone Artifacts -- Interpretation.; title: Conclusion.; title: References.; title: Additional Readings.; title: Classic "Ground Stone" Analyses.; title: Recent Milling Implement Analyses.; title: Regional Syntheses.; title: Typology.; title: Use-Wear Studies.; title: Manufacture.; title: Latest Trends.; title: Chapter 6 : Analyses of Aboriginal Ceramics.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Raw Materials -- Primary Clays -- Secondary Clays -- Color.; title: Manufacturing Methods -- Temper -- Vessel Construction -- Finishing Techniques -- Decorative Techniques -- Drying and Firing.; title: Classification -- Ceramic Wares -- Ceramic Types -- Nonvessel Ceramic Artifacts.; title: Basic Analysis -- Form and Function Analysis -- Technological Analysis -- Stylistic Analysis -- Dating of Ceramics -- Experimental Studies.; title: Concluding Remarks.; title: References.; title: Chapter 7 : Analysis of Shell and Bone Artifacts.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Shell Artifacts -- Beads and Ornaments -- Classification and Analysis.; title: Bone Artifacts -- Utilitarian Artifacts -- Beads and Ornaments -- Classification and Analysis.; title: References.; title: Chapter 8: Analysis of Perishables / Edward A. Jolie.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Preservation and Conservation of Perishables.; title: What to Record: General Considerations and Guidelines.; title: Cordage and Netting -- What to Record.; title: Textiles and Basketry -- Form and Function -- Construction -- Materials -- Decoration -- What to Record.; title: Artifacts of Wood and Cane -- What to Record.; title: Artifacts of Skin, Hide, and Feathers -- What to Record.; title: Artifacts of Other Perishable Materials and Ecofacts.; title: References.; title: Chapter 9: Analysis of Historical Artifacts / with contributions by Joseph E. Diamond.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Types of Historical Artifacts -- Metal Artifacts -- Glass Artifacts -- Ceramic Artifacts -- Buttons.; title: Plant and Animal Remains.; title: Above and Below Ground Features.; title: Historical Documents.; title: Concluding Remarks.; title: References.; title: Chapter 10: Analysis of Animal Remains.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Faunal Taxonomic Classification -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates.; title: Terminology in Faunal Analysis -- Basic Skeletal Classification.; title: Recovery of Faunal Remains -- Screen-Recovered Material -- Features -- Chemical Residues.; title: Identification of Faunal Remains -- Comparative Collections -- Sexing -- Aging -- Recording the Information.; title: Analytical Considerations -- Taphonomy -- Processing Animals -- Distinguishing Cultural from Noncultural Remains -- Bones as Tools -- Quantification.; title: Uses of Faunal Data in Interpretation -- Subsistence Patterns -- Settlement Patterns -- Site Interpretation -- Environmental Reconstruction -- Ideology -- Status -- Ethnicity -- Dating -- Seasonality -- Technology -- Trade -- Domestication.; title: A Note on Faunal Remains from Historical Sites.; title: References.; title: Chapter 11: Analysis of Plant Remains / with contributions by Elizabeth J. Lawlor.; title: Learning Objectives .; title: Definition.; title: Plant Taxonomic Classification; title: Terminology in Plant Analysis.; title: Categories of Plant Remains.; title: Recovery of Plant Remains -- Screen-Recovered Material -- Features -- Soil Samples -- Special Samples.; title: Identification of Plant Remains -- Comparative Collections -- Recording the Information.; title: Analytical Considerations -- Distinguishing Cultural from Noncultural Remains -- Quantification.; title: The Uses of Plant Data in Interpretation -- Subsistence Patterns -- Settlement Patterns -- Site Interpretation -- Environmental Reconstruction -- Ideology -- Status -- Ethnicity -- Dating -- Seasonality -- Technology -- Trade -- Domestication.; title: References.; title: Chapter 12: Analysis of Human Remains.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Legal and Ethical Issues in the Acquisition and Analysis of Human Remains.; title: Conservation of Human Remains -- Cleaning -- Labeling -- Preservation and Reconstruction.; title: Identification -- Terminology -- Bone Classification.; title: Initial Sorting.; title: Methods of Analysis -- Metric Analysis -- Other Analyses -- Nonmetric Variations -- Estimations of Age, Sex, Stature, and Race -- Pathologies -- Cremations -- Postmortem Alteration -- Interpretive Approaches -- Diet and Nutrition -- Health -- Demography -- Social Inferences -- Misuse of Human Data.; title: References.; title: Chapter 13: Archaeometry and Special Analyses.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Archaeometry -- Dating -- Materials Sourcing -- Protein Residue Analysis -- DNA Studies -- Residue Analysis.; title: Other Analyses -- Use-Wear Analysis -- Studies of Human Paleofeces -- Soils Analysis.; title: References.; title: Chapter 14: Archaeological Illustration.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Definition.; title: Maps -- Plan View Maps -- Profile View Maps.; title: Photography.; title: Line Drawings.; title: Concluding Remarks.; title: References.; title: Chapter 15: Setting Up the Basic Archaeology Laboratory / Thomas W. Neumann, Brian D. Bates, and Robert M. Sanford.; title: Learning Objectives.; title: Purposes and Roles.; title: Features Required by All Laboratories -- Physical Plant and Equipment Needs -- Configuring and Locating Laboratory Space.; title: Differences and Variations -- Physical Plant and Equipment Needs -- Configuring -- Budgeting and Planning.; title: Notes.; title: Appendix 1: Sample Excavation Report.; title: Glossary.; title: Index.