Introduction to field survey and mapping methods for archaeologists.
Series Editors' Foreword
vii
Acknowledgments
xi
The Survey Life
1
(8)
Origins: Speculation to Survey
Theory and Practice Today
The Law, the Process, and the Players
9
(10)
Why Survey?
Regulations in the United States
Regulations in Canada
Who Surveys?
Survey Design
19
(4)
Prefield Strategies
23
(12)
Implementing the Research Design
The Two-headed Monster
Getting Started: Map It
Background Research
Getting into the Field
35
(42)
Personnel
Equipment
Local Relations
Native American, Canadian First Nations, and Ethnic Community Issues
Consulting with Other Specialists
Survey Methods
Field Evaluation to Determine Potential Eligibility for the National Register
Indirect Exploration Techniques
77
(22)
Metal Detector
Electrical Resistivity
Electromagnetic Conductivity
Ground Penetrating Radar
Magnetometry
Magnetic Susceptibility
Conclusion
Recording and Mapping
99
(12)
Reading Maps and Aerial Photographs
Drafting Maps
Global Positioning Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Tomorrow's Technology
The Survey Report
111
(18)
Structure and Content
Trying to Make It Real, Compared with What?
129
(4)
References
133
(6)
Index
139
(6)
About the Authors and Series Editors
145
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