Excavation
By: Steve Roskams.
Series: Cambridge manuals in archaeology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Archaeology -- Field work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Antiquities.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "Fieldwork in archaeology has been transformed over the past three decades. Drawing on a wealth of experience in excavating some of the most complex, deeply stratified sites in Britain, Steve Roskams describes the changes that have taken place in the theory and practice of excavation. He then provides a clear account of contemporary techniques, covering pre-excavation reconnaissance and site evaluation, the preparations for full excavation, the actual process of excavation, and the recording of photographic, spatial, stratigraphic and physical evidence. A final chapter discusses the future of excavation. This manual will be welcomed by the professional excavator, the academic researcher, students, and the interested amateur."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index.