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Excavation / Steve Roskams.

By: Roskams, SteveMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge manuals in archaeologyPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. Description: xiii, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0521355346 (hb); 0521798019 (pbk.)Subject(s): Archaeology -- Field work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Great Britain | Archaeology -- Fieldwork -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Great Britain -- AntiquitiesGenre/Form: Handbook | Handbooks and manuals | Handbooks and manuals | Guides et manuels.DDC classification: 930.1 LOC classification: CC76 | .R67 2001
Contents:
History of the development of techniques -- Excavation in theory -- Pre-excavation strategies -- Excavation in practice: background preparations -- Excavation in practice: preparations on site -- A structured approach to recording -- The photographic record -- The spatial record -- The stratigraphic record -- Deposit descriptions -- Non-deposit descriptions -- Excavating the stratigraphic unit -- Stratigraphic analysis -- Future prospects.
Review: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index.

History of the development of techniques -- Excavation in theory -- Pre-excavation strategies -- Excavation in practice: background preparations -- Excavation in practice: preparations on site -- A structured approach to recording -- The photographic record -- The spatial record -- The stratigraphic record -- Deposit descriptions -- Non-deposit descriptions -- Excavating the stratigraphic unit -- Stratigraphic analysis -- Future prospects.

"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.