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Excavation

Roskams, S. P.

This new book in the Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology series looks at changes in the theoretical and practical aspects of archaeology over the past thirty years. With detailed descriptions and explanations it is the ideal guide to all aspects of contemporary field archaeology from pre-excavation reconnaisance techniques to site evaluation, recording strategies, the stratigraphical and physical evidence and the future of archaeological fieldwork. The book will be most useful for professional archaeologists and students to dip into and brush up on their knowledge. 310p, 36 b/w pls, 31 b/w figs (Cambridge UP 2001)

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Introduction; 1. History of the development of techniques; 2. Excavation in theory; 3. Pre-excavation strategies; 4. Excavation in practice: background preparations; 5. Excavation in practice: preparations on site; 6. A structured approach to recording; 7. The photographic record; 8. The spatial record; 9. The stratigraphic record; 10. The descriptive record: deposits; 11. Non-deposit descriptions; 12. Excavating the stratigraphic unit; 13. Stratigraphic analysis; 14. Future prospects.

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