The archaeologist's field handbook: the essential guide for beginners and professionals in Australia [Second edition] 9781743318065, 9781952535949, 1743318065

In one volume here is everything you need to conduct fieldwork in archaeology. The Archaeologist's Field Handbook i

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English Pages xxvi, 508 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Year 2017;2016

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The archaeologist's field handbook: the essential guide for beginners and professionals in Australia [Second edition]
 9781743318065, 9781952535949, 1743318065

Table of contents :
1. Preparing for fieldwork --
2. Navigation and mapping --
3. Finding sites --
4. Site surveying --
5. Basic excavation techniques --
6. Recording historical sites --
7. Recording Indigenous sites --
8. Managing cultural heritage --
9. Photography and illustration --
10. Getting your results out there --
Appendices --
1. Sample recording forms --
2. Rim Diamater chart --
3. Guides to dating common historical artefacts --
4. Checklist for consultancy reports --
5. Sample press release --
6. Interpretation project planner --
7. Checklists for tables, figures and reports.

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