The Archaeologist's Field Handbook: The essential guide for beginners and professionals in Australia

Heather Burke,Michael Morrison (Flinders University),Claire Smith

The Archaeologist's Field Handbook: The essential guide for beginners and professionals in Australia
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
31 March 2021
Pages
536
ISBN
9780367719692

The Archaeologist’s Field Handbook: The essential guide for beginners and professionals in Australia

Heather Burke,Michael Morrison (Flinders University),Claire Smith

In one volume here is everything you need to conduct fieldwork in archaeology. The Archaeologist’s Field Handbook is designed for every kind of archaeological practice, from simple site recordings to professional consultancies and anyone who wants to record heritage sites responsibly.

This hands-on manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to undertake and successfully complete fieldwork in all fields of archaeology, from Indigenous to historical to landscape work. Charts, checklists, graphs, maps and diagrams clearly illustrate how to design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph and write up your fieldwork.

This second edition is updated throughout and incorporates strategies for digital data capture, improved methods, recent legislation and more affordable technologies for surveying and photography. The Archaeologist’s Field Handbook remains the ultimate resource for consultants, teachers, students, community groups and anyone involved in heritage fieldwork.

‘An essential aid for beginners and professionals.’ - Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney

‘This volume has become the standard for archaeological field training … A must for students, professionals and community groups.’ - Martin Gibbs, Professor of Archaeology, University of New England

‘It is absolutely the 'go to’ field manual for archaeologists whatever their level within the profession.‘ - Jane Balme, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Western Australia

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