Field archaeology [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Peter L. Drewett

• Autore: Drewett Peter
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 930.1028
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Fieldwork; Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology - Methodology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Field Archaeology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; What is archaeology?; What is field archaeology?; Who does field archaeology?; Theoretical basis of field archaeology; Project management; 2. What is an archaeological site?: How is it formed and transformed?; Primary and secondary uses; Rubbish and accidental loss; Burials; Abandonment of a site; Natural transformation processes; Two examples of abandonment; 3. Finding archaeological sites; Existing knowledge ; DocumentsAerial photography, satellite images and LiDAR; Ground survey; Geophysical survey; Chemical survey; Accidental discovery; 4.Recording archaeological sites; Written description; Archaeological surveying; Photography; 5.Planning the excavation; Permission, funding and the law; Site safety; Staff, equipment and logistics; Approaches to excavation; Levels of recovery; 6.Digging the site; Excavation; Recurrent types of context and their excavation; Sites without features; Artefacts and ecofacts, their recovery and treatment; Matrices, phasing and dating sites; Excavation and the public ; 7.Recording archaeological excavationsThe written record; The drawn record; The photographic record; The finds record; 8.Post-fieldwork planning, processing and finds analysis; Post-fieldwork planning; Finds analysis; 9.Interpreting the evidence; Interpreting the site's environment; Interpretation of the household and its activity areas; Interpretation of the community and its activity areas; Interpretation of how people lived; 10.Publishing the report; Archaeological illustration; Writing a report; Getting a report published in a journal; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation. In this revised second edition, key developments in technology, theory and changes in the law are included, bringing it up to date with the most recent fieldwork practices. The dig is the face of archaeology most immediately recognised by the general public, and is often what attracts both students and amateurs to the discipline. Yet there is much more to working in the field than dig
• Titolo autorizzato: Field archaeology
• ISBN: 1-283-04038-7; 9786613040381; 1-136-82538-X; 0-203-83087-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458982503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II