Hi Everyone
The publishing company have fixed up the website so it is now
possible to order the book via the web
cheers
Susan
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>The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
>Heather Burke and Claire Smith
>1865088625 :: $49.95 :: Paperback :: 432 pages :: October 2004
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>Published with the assistance of the White Fund of the Australian Academy
>of the Humanities.
>
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>Advance praise for The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
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>
>'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
>
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>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
>
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>Table of Contents
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>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
>
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>About the Authors
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>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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