How to Do Archaeology the Right Way
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Methodology, Archaeology, Anthropology
| Author: | Barbara A. Purdy, Robert J. Austin | ISBN: | 9780813059556 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida | Publication: | January 13, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University Press of Florida | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barbara A. Purdy, Robert J. Austin |
| ISBN: | 9780813059556 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida |
| Publication: | January 13, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University Press of Florida |
| Language: | English |
With more than 50 years of field experience between the two authors, this highly regarded volume reveals how responsible archaeologists locate, excavate, and analyze sites, middens, and remains. This second edition contains new, emended, and greatly expanded chapters about recently discovered sites and the development of sophisticated technologies to record and analyze their contents more rapidly and efficiently. The volume also showcases new dating techniques and methods in excavation, preservation, and curation.
With more than 50 years of field experience between the two authors, this highly regarded volume reveals how responsible archaeologists locate, excavate, and analyze sites, middens, and remains. This second edition contains new, emended, and greatly expanded chapters about recently discovered sites and the development of sophisticated technologies to record and analyze their contents more rapidly and efficiently. The volume also showcases new dating techniques and methods in excavation, preservation, and curation.
