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The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion
Contributor(s): Kipfer, Barbara Ann (Author)
ISBN: 1405118865     ISBN-13: 9781405118866
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $51.30  
Product Type: Spiral - Other Formats
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: "The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion" is the only current collection of the practical information and material needed by archaeologists doing fieldwork. Specifically designed as a one-volume resource to be carried into the field, this concise informational toolkit provides detailed sections on classification and typology, creating forms and records, measurement and conversion, mapping, drawing, and photographing, and help with planning, along with a section of lists and checklists, and a resources section containing information on relevant associations and publications, the law and ethics relating to archaeology, and where to buy supplies. A final section contains extensive lists of abbreviations.


This rich compendium of crucial tools will be an invaluable aid not only to students undertaking fieldwork for the first time, but also to seasoned archaeologists.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Archaeology
Dewey: 930.102
LCCN: 2005031879
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.58" W x 8.5" (1.38 lbs) 496 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion is the only current one-volume collection of the practical information and material needed by archaeologists doing fieldwork.
  • Designed as a literal companion to fieldwork: a concise informational toolkit to be carried into the field
  • Provides lists and checklists, planning help, recording and measurement charts and tables, analysis and classification guides, information on drafting and artifact drawing, abbreviations, sample forms, and legislation concerning archaeological fieldwork
  • Offers additional information for processing research, such as a guide to research publication and an extensive bibliography for further resources
  • An invaluable aid not only to students undertaking fieldwork for the first time, but also to seasoned archaeologists