Drawing its numerous examples from Britain and beyond ArchaeologicalInvestigation explores the procedures used in field archaeology travelling overthe whole pro... » 

Drawing its numerous examples from Britain and beyond ArchaeologicalInvestigation explores the procedures used in field archaeology travelling overthe whole process from discovery to publication.Divided into 4 parts it argues for a set of principles in Part 1 describeswork in the field in Part 2 and how to write up in Part 3. Part 4 describes themodern world in which all types of archaeologist operate academic andprofessional. The central chapter ?Projects Galore? takes the reader on awhirlwind tour through different kinds of investigation including in cavesgravel quarries towns historic buildings and underwater.Archaeological Investigation intends to be a companion for a newcomer toprofessional archaeology ? from a student introduction Part 1 to firstpractical work Part 2 to the first responsibilities for producing reportsPart 3 and in Part 4 to the tasks of project design and heritage curationthat provide the meat and drink of the fully fledged professional.The book also proposes new ways of doing things tried out over the author?sthirty years in the field and here brought together for the first time. This isno plodding manual but an inspiring provocative informative and entertainingbook urging that archaeological investigation is one of the most importantthings society does. «