Drawing Archaeological Finds: A Handbook

by Nick Griffiths, Anne Jenner, Christine Spittel-Wilson

This ever popular handbook is aimed at students and others who wish to learn the techniques of artefact illustration, regardless of ability or previous experience. It includes comprehensive advice on many aspects of archaeological artefact illustration from equipment and materials to the preparation of finished artwork for printing.

Genres: Archaeology, Art

Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool to think about how archaeological drawing requires its own skillset of levels of observation and rendering techniques. Artifacts or sherds aren't necessarily all rendered hyper-realistically, but instead tactfully, with attention to conveying information that is most necessary and important about an object to represent in archaeological field notes and records for someone who might not have immediate access to a certain object.