Understanding the Past A Matter of Surface-Area [Paperback]

The papers brought together in this volume discuss the importance of large-scale archaeological projects, most often undertaken as part of heritage management practices resulting from development, and examine methodological questions. The main topics discussed are the results of trial trenching and of mechanization in general, the quantification of archaeological data, the relevance of scientific results obtained by large-area excavations and how they change considerably the state of our knowledge.The papers brought together in this volume discuss the importance of large-scale archaeological projects, most often undertaken as part of heritage management practices resulting from development, and examine methodological questions.