Archaeology Handbook A Field Manual and Resource Guide

Name: Archaeology Handbook A Field Manual and Resource Guide
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ISBN: 9780471530510

ISBN-10: 0471530514

ISBN-13: 9780471530510

Edition: 1991

Authors: Bill McMillon

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Written expressly for amateur archaeologists and archaeological volunteers to help them discover how they can become part of this increasingly popular field. Covers subjects ranging from excavation techniques, tools, site locations, archaeological methods, archaeology and the law to conducting your own dig. Besides providing extensive data on gaining experience as volunteers of professionally organized digs, it offers an extensive resource section that includes archaeology organizations, field schools and sites, archaeological musems and a bibliography of reading matter which deals with archaeology. A large variety of line-drawings and photographs also assist the would-be archaeologist.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/3/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.93" wide x 9.13" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



What Is Archaeology?


What Do Archaeologists Do?


On a Dig


Before You Get to an Excavation


Eating, Sleeping, and Working


Locating a Site


Preparation of a Site


Control Pits and Soil Profiles


Excavating the Site


Excavation Problems


Excavation Features


Artifacts


Recording an Excavation


In the Laboratory


Writing the Final Site Report


Working on Your Own


The Lure of the Excavation


Following Laws and Regulations


Beginning an Archaeological Survey


Archaeological Resources


The What's, Where's, and How-To's of Archaeological Activities


Travel Agencies


Museums


Archaeological Sites


Excavations


Field Schools


Organizations that Assist with Placement of Volunteers


State Archaeologists and State Historic Preservation Officers


Canadian Provincial Archaeological Units


Governmental Agencies Outside the United States and Canada


Archaeological Organizations


Suggested Reading


Index