The Archaeology of Regions

A Case for Full Coverage Survey

277 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In this volume, originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 1990, the editors present eight thorough case studies on a wide range of environments and cultural contexts to argue the advantages of full-coverage survey-the systematic coverage of a whole study area. A new prologue traces developments of the past two decades and shows how current archaeological practice favors full-coverage research design, both in cultural resource management and research contexts. From the reviews "[R]epresents an important step in the holistic analysis of regions. Full-coverage survey . . . has great analytical potential beyond the range of sample survey. . . . This volume will aid in the development of improved research designs and the interpretation of their results." Martin G. Dudek in American Antiquity "This book presents a strong case for broader application of FCS [full-coverage survey] . . . . [A]n important addition to the archaeological literature. . . . This volume systematically introduces full-coverage survey as a methodology for regional analysis." Stanton W. Green in Winterthur Portfolio

• Reihe: Eliot Werner Publications
• ISBN: 9780979773105
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2009
• Größe: 223 x 150 mm
• Verlag: ISD International - IPSUK
• Herausgegeben von: Stephen A. Kowalewski, Suzanne K. Fish