Barbara Ann Kipfer

The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion is the only current collection of the practical information and material needed by archaeologists doing fieldwork. Specifically designed as a one-volume resource to be carried into the field, this concise informational toolkit provides detailed sections on classification and typology, creating forms and records, measurement and conversion, mapping, drawing, and photographing, and help with planning, along with a section of lists and checklists, and a resources section containing information on relevant associations and publications, the law and ethics relating to archaeology, and where to buy supplies. A final section contains extensive lists of abbreviations. This rich compendium of crucial tools will be an invaluable aid not only to students undertaking fieldwork for the first time, but also to seasoned archaeologists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 167mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781405118866
• ISBN-10: 1405118865
• Artikelnr.: 21546266

Autorenporträt

Barbara Ann Kipfer has a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Greenwich University. She is the author of the 7,000-headword Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology (2000). Kipfer has worked as a lexicographer for more than 25 years and is the author of more than 30 books.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Classification and Typology.

2. Forms and Records.

3. Lists and Checklists.

4. Mapping, Drawing, and Photographing.

5. Measurement and Conversion.

6. Planning Help.

7. Resources.

Appendix: Abbreviations and Codes.

Rezensionen

"An excellent compilation of equipment lists and procedures,covering a wide range of fieldwork activities. It will be valuableto professionals and students alike, in both the field and theclassroom." Harold Mytum, University of York

"Kipfer's all-inclusive guidebook will no doubt helparchaeologists of all levels avoid common mistakes in the field andthe lab by providing useful information in a handy portableformat." Diana DiPaolo Loren, Peabody Museum of Archaeology andEthnology, Harvard University

"This useful compendium of practical resources for students,professionals, and amateurs condenses a plethora of referenceinformation, from conversion tables to codes of ethics, into onehandy package." Ruth M. Van Dyke, Colorado College

"This easy-to-use spiral-bound book by independent scholarKipfer offers extensive information and materials to assist in thepractical aspects of doing archaeology ... It will beinvaluable for a variety of readers from beginners inarchaeological fieldwork to professional archaeologists ... Highlyrecommended."
Choice

"There is something for everyone in this volume. The wire spiralbinding gives the added advantage of being easy to use in thefield." Australian Archaeology