An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology

A professional field guide and practical companion to archaeology, packed with information to take the amateur or student from beginner to advanced level.

Features how-to photographic sequences of field surveys and step-by-step excavations, plus guidance on handling and recording finds and dating artefacts. Explores a wide range of the world’s most important archaeological sites, spanning every period.

The first part of the book explores the many fields of archaeology, from forensics applied to burial sites through to the deciphering of ancient languages. The techniques involved in an excavation are unravelled, from the initial surface sampling of a site to the post-excavation practice of dating finds and building matrices.