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Archaeological survey

by E.B. Banning

(Manuals in archaeological method, theory and technique)

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., c2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This practical volume, the first book in the Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique series, examines in detail the factors that affect archaeological detectability in surveys whose methods range from visual to remote sensing in land, underwater, and intertidal zones - furnishing a comprehensive treatment of prospection, parameter estimation, model building, and detection of spatial structure.

Table of Contents

Preface. I. Introduction. II. The Goals of Archaeological Survey. III. The Discovery of Archaeological Materials by Survey. IV. Units, Sampling Frames, and Edge Effects in Archaeological Survey. V. Sampling Space: Statistical Surveys. VI. Purposive Survey: Prospection. VII. Surveying for Spatial Structure. VIII. Cultural Resource Management and Site Significance. IX. Surveying Sites and Landscapes. X. Evaluating Surveys. XI. Surveying the Future. Appendix 1. Health, Safety, and Practical Matters in Field Survey. Bibliography. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA62457268
  • ISBN
    • 030647347X
    • 0306473488
  • LCCN
    2002028656
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxi, 273 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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