The Archaeology Handbook: A Field Manual and Resource Guide

What Is Archaeology?.

What Do Archaeologists Do?.

ON A DIG.

Before You Get to an Excavation.

Eating, Sleeping, and Working.

Locating a Site.

Preparation of a Site.

Control Pits and Soil Profiles.

Excavating the Site.

Excavation Problems.

Excavation Features.

Artifacts.

Recording an Excavation.

In the Laboratory.

Writing the Final Site Report.

WORKING ON YOUR OWN.

The Lure of the Excavation.

Following Laws and Regulations.

Beginning an Archaeological Survey.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES.

The What's, Where's, and How-To's of ArchaeologicalActivities.

Travel Agencies.

Museums.

Archaeological Sites.

Excavations.

Field Schools.

Organizations that Assist with Placement of Volunteers.

State Archaeologists and State Historic PreservationOfficers.

Canadian Provincial Archaeological Units.

Governmental Agencies Outside the United States and Canada.

Archaeological Organizations.

Suggested Reading.

Index.