Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy
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Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

  1. 170 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

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This book is the only text devoted entirely to archaeological stratigraphy, a subject of fundamental importance to most studies in archaeology. The first edition appeared in 1979 as a result of the invention, by the author, of the Harris Matrix--a method for analyzing and presenting the stratigraphic sequences of archaeological sites. The method is now widely used in archaeology all over the world. The opening chapters of this edition discuss the historical development of the ideas of archaeological stratigraphy. The central chapters examine the laws and basic concepts of the subject, and the last few chapters look at methods of recording stratification, constructing stratigraphic sequences, and the analysis of stratification and artifacts. The final chapter, which is followed by a glossary of stratigraphic terms, gives an outline of a modern system for recording stratification on archaeological sites. This book is written in a simple style suitable for the student or amateur. The radical ideas set out should also give the professional archaeologist food for thought. - Covers a basic principle of all archaeological excavations - Provides a data description and analysis tool for all such digs, which is now widely accepted and used - Gives extra information

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1. The concept of stratigraphy in geology
  10. Chapter 2. The concept of stratigraphy in archaeology
  11. Chapter 3. Techniques of archaeological excavation
  12. Chapter 4. Early recording methods on excavations
  13. Chapter 5. The laws of archaeological stratigraphy
  14. Chapter 6. Deposits as units of stratification
  15. Chapter 7. Interfaces as units of stratification
  16. Chapter 8. Archaeological sections
  17. Chapter 9. Archaeological plans
  18. Chapter 10. Correlation, phasing and stratigraphie sequences
  19. Chapter 11. Stratigraphic sequences and post-excavation analyses
  20. Chapter 12. An outline for stratigraphic recording on excavations
  21. Glossary of terms used in archaeological stratigraphy
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index