Curating Archaeological Collections: From the Field to the Repository

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Rowman Altamira, 2003 - Antiques & Collectibles - 150 pages
The Archaeologist's Toolkit is an integrated set of seven volumes designed to teach novice archaeologists and students the basics of doing archaeological fieldwork, analysis, and presentation. Students are led through the process of designing a study, doing survey work, excavating, properly working with artifacts and biological remains, curating their materials, and presenting findings to various audiences. The volumes-written by experienced field archaeologists-are full of practical advice, tips, case studies, and illustrations to help the reader. All of this is done with careful attention to promoting a conservation ethic and an understanding of the legal and practical environment of contemporary American cultural resource laws and regulations. The Toolkit is an essential resource for anyone working in the field and ideal for training archaeology students in classrooms and field schools.

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IV
5
V
23
VI
45
VII
59
VIII
79
IX
91
X
103
XII
121
XIII
127
XIV
141
XV
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Lynne P. Sullivan is curator of archaeology at the University of Tennessee's Frank H. McClung Museum & research associate professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee. She is editor of The Prehistory of the Chickamauga Basin in Tennessee.

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