Yes but as it isn't published till October they may not take your order (I
tried and got a warning to check stock levels).

It does look good but does not excited me as much as the rumour of the
return of the Port Arthur Archaeological Proceedures Manual.

yours

Iain Stuart

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Subject: Updated details on Field work book


> Hi Everyone
>          The publishing company have fixed up the website so it is now
> possible to order the book via the web
>                         cheers
>                            Susan
>
>
>
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
> >Heather Burke and Claire Smith
> >1865088625 :: $49.95 :: Paperback :: 432 pages :: October 2004
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >Published with the assistance of the White Fund of the Australian Academy
> >of the Humanities.
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Advance praise for The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >'As editor of the first field guide in 1968, I compare that slim volume
> >with this outstanding, compendious and wise advice, which demonstrates
the
> >sophistication of present best practice. An essential aid for beginners
> >and professionals.'
> >--Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney
> >
> >'An impressive tour de force...With this volume in their knapsacks,
> >budding archaeologists and consultants won't need any other to undertake
> >fieldwork in Australia.'
> >--Jay Hall, Head of Archaeology, University of Queensland
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >In one volume here is every tool you need to conduct fieldwork in
> >archaeology. Thoroughly comprehensive, The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
> >is designed for every kind of archaeological practice-from simple site
> >recordings to professional consultancies-for anyone who wants to record
> >heritage sites responsibly.
> >
> >This hands-on manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to
> >undertake and successfully complete fieldwork in all fields of
> >archaeology, from Indigenous to historical to maritime. More than 200
> >charts, checklists, graphs, maps and diagrams clearly illustrate how to
> >design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph and write up
> >your fieldwork.
> >
> >Packed full of industry know-how and invaluable practical advice, The
> >Archaeologist's Field Handbook is the ultimate resource for consultants,
> >teachers, students, community groups and anyone involved in heritage
fieldwork.
> >
> >The book is also supported by a website which features many online
> >resources, such as recording forms, for the practising archaeologist. The
> >site can be found at:
> >
> >http://www.allenandunwin.com/arch_handbook/home.asp
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Table of Contents
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >1. Preparing for fieldwork
> >2. Navigation and mapping
> >3. Finding sites
> >4. Site surveying
> >5. Basic excavation techniques
> >6. Recording historical sites
> >7. Recording Indigenous sites
> >8. Managing cultural heritage
> >9. Photography and illustration
> >10. Getting your results out there
> >Appendices
> >1. Sample recording forms
> >2. Rim Diameter chart
> >3. Guides to dating common historical artefacts
> >4. Checklist for consultancy reports
> >5. Sample press release
> >6. Interpretation project planner
> >7. Checklists for tables, figures and reports
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >About the Authors
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >Heather Burke lectures in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders
> >University, and has many years experience as a consultant archaeologist.
> >She has participated in and directed numerous surveys and excavations for
> >historic, prehistoric and Aboriginal sites across Australia.
> >
> >Claire Smith is President of the World Archaeological Congress and Senior
> >Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University. She has
> >conducted fieldwork with Indigenous communities in Australia, Asia and
> >North America. Her publications include Indigenous Cultures in an
> >Interconnected World and Country, Kin and Culture: Survival of an
> >Aboriginal Community.
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> Dr Susan Piddock
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> Department of Archaeology
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