Archaeological Investigation – Routledge

The thoroughly updated second edition of Archaeological Investigation reviews and explains the practices of field archaeology in the world today.Now co-authored by Madeleine Hummler, the book’s scope has been enlarged in time and space, reaching out to the different methods and strategies applied in both the academic and commercial sectors in diverse terrain on land and under the sea. Archaeological Investigation accompanies the reader on a journey from absolute beginner to professional.Part 1 (Principles) sets the scene for newcomers, showing the axial role of fieldwork in rediscovering the past.Part 2 (In the Field) is aimed at those setting out to collect primary data by the diverse methods of modern survey and excavation.Word pictures on "First day in the field" and "First day on a dig" provide friendly introductions to the high-tech enterprise that fieldwork has become.Now fully engaged in the process, newcomers to archaeology are ready, in Part 3 (Writing Up), to take part in the