Techniques of archaeological excavation

• Main Author: Barker, Philip, 1920-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Subjects: Archaeology > Methodology.; Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology > Fieldwork.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction : the unrepeatable experiment
• 2. How archaeological sites are formed
• 3. The development of excavation techniques
• 4. Pre-excavation research
• 5. Problems and strategies
• 6. The processes of excavation
• 7. Rescue and salvage excavation
• 8. Recognizing and recording the evidence
• 9. The recording of pottery and small finds
• 10. The interpretation of the evidence
• 11. Scientific aids
• 12. Synthesis : the history of the site.