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Excavation / David L. Carmichael, Robert H. Lafferty III, Brian Leigh Molyneaux.
Penn Museum Library CC76 .C375 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carmichael, David L.
- Series:
- Archaeologist's toolkit ; v. 3.
- Archaeologist's toolkit ; v. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeology--Fieldwork.
- Archaeology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 126 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- 2 Excavation: A Brief History 15
- The Emergence of Provenience Control
- North American Developments
- Direct Association and the Search for Early Humans in the New World
- The Grid
- Theoretical Developments
- The Beginnings of CRM
- The Real Indiana Jones
- 3 Archaeological Excavation Is Controlled Destruction 31
- Justifying the Destruction
- Excavation and the Conservation Ethic
- Controlling the Destruction
- Site Security
- Truth in Reporting
- Consultation with Affected Groups
- 4 Site Testing, Excavation, and Characterization 49
- How Do We Know Where to Dig?
- Types of Test and Excavation Units
- Mechanical Excavation Techniques
- Trenching as a Statistical Sampling Strategy
- Mechanical Stripping
- Recording Stratigraphy
- 5 Data Recovery 63
- Artifacts and Things
- Collection Strategy
- The Ways and Means
- 6 Recovery of Specialized Materials and Samples 73
- Chronometric Samples
- Soil Samples
- Human Remains
- Looking to the Future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-115) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0759103992
- 0759100195
- OCLC:
- 52377459
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