The Archaeologist's Field Handbook

by Heather Burke, Claire Smith, Larry J. Zimmerman

The Archaeologist's Field North American Edition is a hands-on manual that provides step-by-step guidance for archaeological field work. Specially designed for students (both undergraduate and graduate) and avocational archaeologists, this informative guide combines clear and accessible information on doing fieldwork with practical advice on cultural heritage management projects. The Archaeologist's Field Handbook presents firmly grounded (pun intended!), essential, practical archaeological techniques and clearly elucidates the ethical issues facing archaeology today. A wealth of diagrams, photos, maps and checklists show in vivid detail how to design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph, and present archaeological surveys and excavations. The Archaeologist's Field Handbook is an indispensable tool for new and aspiring archaeologists as they venture into the field.

Genres: Archaeology

448 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Alex Reborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

After taking a very long time to read this book, I finally finished. It was highly educational and very useful in many ways, covering (in a general and specific manner at the same time) a large amount of data regarding archaeology. Despite the Australian focus, it's a great resource and it comes with many bibliographical suggestions for further study.

[F.A Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a funny book, for sure. It's got a lot of important information and it was a class requirement. I think some of the advice is only really relevant either a) for old-world archaeology or b) on very big projects which most people using the book probably won't be on until later in their career.