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How to Do Archaeology the Right Way by Purdy, Barbara A; Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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"Provides a sense of what it really means to be a professional archaeologist, how we go about doing that which we do, and the benefit to the broader public from our doing what we do in the manner in which we do it. . . . Will help improve the public's understanding of the fragile nature of archaeological resources."--Louis D. Tesar, Bureau of Archaeological Research, Florida Department of State Despite field conditions that often include bug bites, bad food, and nonexistent plumbing, legions of amateur archaeologists regularly take to the field--sometimes a muddy one--to dig up ceramic pots, animal bones, and stone spearheads. This book explains how and why the professionals do it. In nontechnical language directed to the general public, conservation groups, and land developers, Barbara Purdy summarizes the prehistory of Florida and describes the ways that responsible archaeologists excavate and analyze remains. She answers the questions "How do archaeologists know where to dig?" and "Why do they excavate a particular site?" and she discusses the months of planning, surveying, mapping, testing, fund raising, and permit acquisition that precede excavation. She also includes informat

Author

Purdy, Barbara A; Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Publisher

Gainesville: University Press of Florida

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813023267

Subjects

Science, History, Social_sciences