Archaeological Practice In Great Britain

Author : John Schofield,John Carmen,Paul Belford
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387094539

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This manual provides a unique ‘user guide’ to practicing archaeology and working in the cultural heritage sector within the diverse settings of Great Britain, comprising of: England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. As part of their training, archaeologists often seek work in parts of Britain, either for experience before travelling elsewhere, or directly as part of their career progression. While this does involve reading published material on excavation techniques, archaeological theory, and specific heritage management practices, or research using the Internet, the ideal preparation to working in Britain for the first time requires practitioners to know a little about a lot. Currently, there is no single resource which provides that primary resource for budding archaeologists. Archaeological Practice in Great Britain will provide just such a resource: presented in an accessible style, with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography and lists of useful websites. Professionals with particular areas of expertise will contribute short sections on particular subjects, incorporated into the main text prepared by the authors. Throughout, the specific contexts and differences between the various component nations and regions of Great Britain will be made clear.

Author : John Schofield,John Carmen,Paul Belford
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387094520

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Archaeological Practice in Great Britain by John Schofield,John Carmen,Paul Belford Pdf

This manual provides a unique ‘user guide’ to practicing archaeology and working in the cultural heritage sector within the diverse settings of Great Britain, comprising of: England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. As part of their training, archaeologists often seek work in parts of Britain, either for experience before travelling elsewhere, or directly as part of their career progression. While this does involve reading published material on excavation techniques, archaeological theory, and specific heritage management practices, or research using the Internet, the ideal preparation to working in Britain for the first time requires practitioners to know a little about a lot. Currently, there is no single resource which provides that primary resource for budding archaeologists. Archaeological Practice in Great Britain will provide just such a resource: presented in an accessible style, with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography and lists of useful websites. Professionals with particular areas of expertise will contribute short sections on particular subjects, incorporated into the main text prepared by the authors. Throughout, the specific contexts and differences between the various component nations and regions of Great Britain will be made clear.

Author : John Schofield,John Carmen,Paul Belford
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1461430356

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Archaeological Practice in Great Britain by John Schofield,John Carmen,Paul Belford Pdf

This manual provides a unique ‘user guide’ to practicing archaeology and working in the cultural heritage sector within the diverse settings of Great Britain, comprising of: England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. As part of their training, archaeologists often seek work in parts of Britain, either for experience before travelling elsewhere, or directly as part of their career progression. While this does involve reading published material on excavation techniques, archaeological theory, and specific heritage management practices, or research using the Internet, the ideal preparation to working in Britain for the first time requires practitioners to know a little about a lot. Currently, there is no single resource which provides that primary resource for budding archaeologists. Archaeological Practice in Great Britain will provide just such a resource: presented in an accessible style, with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography and lists of useful websites. Professionals with particular areas of expertise will contribute short sections on particular subjects, incorporated into the main text prepared by the authors. Throughout, the specific contexts and differences between the various component nations and regions of Great Britain will be made clear.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0387560335

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Archaeological Practice in Great Britain by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Carman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521841689

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Archaeological Resource Management by John Carman Pdf

Archaeological Resource Management provides an international comparison of the main practices involved in managing archaeological remains, especially their identification and recording, their evaluation for 'significance,' their preservation and their presentation to the public.

Author : Gavin Lucas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134564316

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Critical Approaches to Fieldwork by Gavin Lucas Pdf

This work takes as its starting point the role of fieldwork and how this has changed over the past 150 years. The author argues against progressive accounts of fieldwork and instead places it in its broader intellectual context to critically examine the relationship between theoretical paradigms and everyday archaeological practice. In providing a much-needed historical and critical evaluation of current practice in archaeology, this book opens up a topic of debate which affects all archaeologists, whatever their particular interests.

Author : Robert Chapman,Alison Wylie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317576235

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Material Evidence by Robert Chapman,Alison Wylie Pdf

How do archaeologists make effective use of physical traces and material culture as repositories of evidence? Material Evidence takes a resolutely case-based approach to this question, exploring instances of exemplary practice, key challenges, instructive failures, and innovative developments in the use of archaeological data as evidence. The goal is to bring to the surface the wisdom of practice, teasing out norms of archaeological reasoning from evidence. Archaeologists make compelling use of an enormously diverse range of material evidence, from garbage dumps to monuments, from finely crafted artifacts rich with cultural significance to the detritus of everyday life and the inadvertent transformation of landscapes over the long term. Each contributor to Material Evidence identifies a particular type of evidence with which they grapple and considers, with reference to concrete examples, how archaeologists construct evidential claims, critically assess them, and bring them to bear on pivotal questions about the cultural past. Historians, cultural anthropologists, philosophers, and science studies scholars are increasingly interested in working with material things as objects of inquiry and as evidence – and they acknowledge on all sides just how challenging this is. One of the central messages of the book is that close analysis of archaeological best practice can yield constructive guidelines for practice that have much to offer archaeologists and those in related fields.

Author : Tim Murray,Christopher Evans
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199550074

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Histories of Archaeology by Tim Murray,Christopher Evans Pdf

A collection of 19 reprinted papers by distinguished scholars, Histories of Archaeology reflects the growing interest in the historiography of this discipline. A general introduction orients readers by outlining core themes and issues in the field.

Author : Gabriel Moshenska
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781911576419

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Key Concepts in Public Archaeology by Gabriel Moshenska Pdf

This book provides a broad overview of the key concepts in public archaeology, a research field that examines the relationship between archaeology and the public, in both theoretical and practical terms. While based on the long-standing programme of undergraduate and graduate teaching in public archaeology at UCL’s renowned Institute of Archaeology, the book also takes into account the growth of scholarship from around the world and seeks to clarify what exactly ‘public archaeology’ is by promoting an inclusive, socially and politically engaged vision of the discipline. Written for students and practitioners, the individual chapters provide textbook-level introductions to the themes, theories and controversies that connect archaeology to wider society, from the trade in illicit antiquities to the use of digital media in public engagement, and point readers to the most relevant case studies and learning resources to aid their further study. This book was produced as part of JISC's Institution as e-Textbook Publisher project. Find out more athttps://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/institution-as-e-textbook-publisher Praise for Key Concepts in Archaeology 'Littered throughout with concise and well-chosen case studies, Key Concepts in Public Archaeology could become essential reading for undergraduates and is a welcome reminder of where archaeology sits in UK society today.' British Archaeology

Author : Hannah Cobb,Oliver J. T. Harris,Cara Jones,Philip Richardson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461423386

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Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork by Hannah Cobb,Oliver J. T. Harris,Cara Jones,Philip Richardson Pdf

Digging, recording, and writing are the three main processes that archaeologists undertake to analyze a site, yet the relationships between these processes is rarely considered critically. Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork asserts that each of these processes involves at least a bit of subjective interpretation. As a group of archaeologists work together to reconstruct an objective view of the past, at a particular time, at a particular site, their field methods and subjective interpretations affect the final analysis. This volume explores the important nature of the relationship between fieldwork, analysis, and interpretation. Containing contributions from a diverse group of archaeologists, both academic and professional, from Europe and the Americas, it critically analyzes accepted practices in field archaeology, and provide thoughtful and innovative analysis of these procedures. By combining the experiences of both academic and professional archaeologists, Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork highlights key differences and key similarities in their concerns, theories, and techniques. This volume will incite discussion on fundamental questions for all archaeologists, both old and new to the field.

Author : John C. Barrett
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004002446

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Some Challenges in Contemporary Archaeology by John C. Barrett Pdf

`Archaeology is a diverse discipline, it operates through a number of institutional arrangements, each of which has a particular agenda and set of agreed working practices. Diversity might be regarded as a strength, reflecting the dynamism with which archaeological concerns have become a widely used currency in our modern world. But if we accept that diversity exists in a single discipline we might also wonder what defines the common ground; what is it that, at the end of the day, continues to make us all archaeologists?' The second `Oxbow Lecture' presents the text of a lecture delivered in 1995 at the Institute of Field Archaeologist's annual Archaeology in Britain Conference , and explores the current state and priorities of British archaeology.

Author : John H. Jameson,James Eogan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461455295

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Training and Practice for Modern Day Archaeologists by John H. Jameson,James Eogan Pdf

In recent years, an important and encouraging development in the practice of archaeology and historical preservation has been the markedly increased number of collaborations among archaeologists, educators, preservation planners, and government managers to explore new approaches to archaeological and heritage education and training to accommodate globalization and the realities of the 21st century worldwide. But what is the collective experience of archaeologists and cultural heritage specialists in these arenas? Should we be encouraged, or discouraged, by national and international trends? In an attempt to answer these questions, this volume examines and gives representational examples of the respective approaches and roles of government, universities, and the private sector in meeting the educational/training needs and challenges of practicing archaeologists today.

Author : Matt Edgeworth
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0759108455

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Ethnographies of Archaeological Practice by Matt Edgeworth Pdf

Collection of original studies on the contemporary practice of archaeology as a professional and scholarly endeavor.

Author : Demetra Papaconstantinou
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063324878

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Deconstructing Context by Demetra Papaconstantinou Pdf

The importance of context has been extensively discussed in recent years. This volume attempts to address the fragmentation and misconceptions that have developed around context in archaeology, highlighting the common threads that link together varying contextual perspectives. The first part of the book examines the concept of archaeological context by offering a critical assessment of its 'historical' development. The second section presents a number of case studies, and the third section discusses the management of archaeological material. Finally, part four takes the discussion on context further, setting the content of the book in a wider perspective.

Author : Anwen Cooper
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1407310860

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Prehistory in Practice by Anwen Cooper Pdf

This study examines developments in British archaeology over the last 30 years or so (between 1975-2010), focusing in particular on transformations in prehistoric research. Ultimately it seeks to foreground the extent to which recent historical developments (at all levels of the discipline and in various working contexts) are implicated in contemporary research practices. Advocating the need for taking a multi-stranded and interdisciplinary approach, the author consulted a range of sources - digital archives, documentary and oral material - and draws on ideas from archaeology, sociology, anthropology and oral history. Through a detailed analysis of a leading disciplinary newsletter, key concerns are highlighted which have shaped archaeological practice over this period, and how particular roles and relationships have been defined and developed. By examining records and primary research outcomes of British prehistoric fieldwork, the writer develops a thorough understanding of how both data production and accounts of British prehistory have transformed. Based on evidence from 'life-history' interviews undertaken with prehistorians across the discipline, themes are explored that connect the diverse experiences of these practitioners: the notions that archaeology has undergone a process of 'professionalisation' over this period, and that it is chronically (and indeed increasingly) 'fragmented' socially. The author considers not only the varied ways in which British prehistorians have understood these issues, but also how such beliefs actually operate to shape research practices.