Archaeology in Practice (eBook)

Jane Balme is Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia. Balme has published in a variety of archaeological journals including Archaeology in Oceania, Antiquity, Journal of Archaeological Science, Australian Archaeology and edited Gendered Archaeology (with Wendy Beck). Alistair Paterson is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Western Australia. He has taught archaeological field and laboratory schools since 1999. He has published in Australian Archaeology, Archaeology in Oceania, and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology (Charles E. Orser, ed. 2002).

Chapter Abstracts.

Preface and Acknowledgments.

Notes on Contributors.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

1. Finding Sites (Andrew David ).

2. Consulting Stakeholders (Larry J. Zimmerman).

3. Rock Art (Jo McDonald).

4. Stratigraphy (Jane Balme and Alistair Paterson).

5. Absolute Dating (Simon Holdaway).

6. An Introduction to Stone Artifact Analysis (Chris Clarkson
and Sue O'Connor).

7. Residues and Usewear (Richard Fullagar).

8. Ceramics (Linda Ellis).

9. Animal Bones (Terry O'Connor and James Barrett).

10. Plant Remains (Wendy Beck).

11. Molluscs and Other Shells (Sandra Bowdler).

12. Sediments (Gary Huckleberry).

13. Artifacts to the Modern World (Susan Lawrence).

14. Historical Sources (Barbara Little).

15. Producing the Record (Peter White).

Index.

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