03767nam 2200685 450 991045373190332120200520144314.00-7591-1623-71-299-78215-9(CKB)2550000001141925(EBL)1340102(OCoLC)855969697(SSID)ssj0000952948(PQKBManifestationID)12336075(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000952948(PQKBWorkID)10906678(PQKB)10459241(MiAaPQ)EBC1340102(Au-PeEL)EBL1340102(CaPaEBR)ebr10915905(CaONFJC)MIL509466(EXLCZ)99255000000114192520140904h20032003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArtifacts /Charles R. EwenWalnut Creek, California :AltaMira Press,2003.©20031 online resource (161 p.)Archaeologist's Toolkit ;Volume 4Description based upon print version of record.0-7591-0400-X 0-7591-0022-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; 2 The Material Assemblage; Artifacts; Ecofacts; Context; Range of Material Included; Prehistoric; 3 Artifacts and Archaeological Theory; Culture History; Processual; Postprocessual; Cultural Resource Management; Conclusion; Part II Preparing for Analysis; 4 Excavating Artifacts; Recording Context; Collecting; 5 Processing; Artifact Check-in; Cleaning; Rough Sorting; 6 Cataloging; Accessioning; Inventory; Labeling; 7 Further Preparation; Reconstruction and Cross-mendingConservationPhotography; Part III Analysis; 8 Materials Analysis; Lithics; Ceramics; Metal; Glass; Organic Artifacts; 9 Classification; Objectives; Emic versus Etic; Classification Schemes; Quantification; Databases; Card Catalogs; Electronic Data; 10 Data Manipulation; Objectives; Statistical Analyses; Patterning; Dating; Spatial Analyses; Replication; 11 Specialized Analyses; Chronometric Dating; Faunal; Floral; Petrography; Bioarchaeology; 12 Curation; Artifacts; Project Records; Part IV Final Thoughts; 13 Conclusion; Future Directions; Conclusion; References; IndexAbout the Author and Series EditorsHow can you ensure that you are learning everything your artifacts have to teach you? Ewen explores a variety of methods and techniques used to prepare, protect, and analyze artifacts once they are in the lab. In brief, user-friendly sections, he outlines the basic principles of identification, classification, quantification, data manipulation, and analysis. Students will find that Ewen's suggestions point out fruitful areas of analysis, yet do not dictate the researcher's approach. Examples drawn from 16th century Spanish sites in the Americas introduce students to the hows and whys of archaeArchaeologist's toolkit ;Volume 4.ArchaeologyMethodologyExcavations (Archaeology)AntiquitiesCollection and preservationAntiquitiesAnalysisElectronic books.ArchaeologyMethodology.Excavations (Archaeology)AntiquitiesCollection and preservation.AntiquitiesAnalysis.930.1/028Ewen Charles Robin893589MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453731903321Artifacts1996132UNINA