Techniques of Archaeological Excavation [Hardcover]

Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, Philip Barker's survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an indispensible guide for archaeologists.'A guide to the better practice of excavation.' - New Scientist

'Essential to all would-be excavators.' - Minerva

'A magnificent achievement.' - Current Archaeology

Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, this survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an in-dispensible guide for archaeologists. his text has been written by an experienced excavator about the inadequacies of excavation techniques and the possible ways of refining them and should serve as a valuable introduction to the subtleties and spirit of modern archaeology.

Acknowledgements, List of illustrations, Prefaces, 1. Introduction: the unrepeatable experiment, 2. How archaeological sites are formed, 3. The development of excavation techniques, 4. Pre-excavation research, 5. Problems and strategies, 6. The processes of excavation, 7. Rescue and salvage excavation, 8. Recognizing and recording the evidence, 9. The recording of pottery and small finds, 10. The interpretation of the evidence, 11. Scientific aids, 12. Synthesis: the history of the site, Glossary, Bibliography, IndexPhilip Barker is one of Britain's leading excavators. Formerly reader in Archaeology at the University of Birmingham, he is now an archaeological consultant.US? Philip Barker 1977, 1982, 1993 Produced for B.T.Batsford Ltd by Chase Production Services, Chipping Norton