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9780415306621

Archaeological Surveying and Mapping: Recording and Depicting the Landscape

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415306621

  • ISBN10:

    0415306620

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-02-26
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

A comprehensive and practical guide to surveying for archaeologists, with clear instructions in archaeological mapping, recording field work and detailed case studies from the UK, Europe and the US. Philip Howard provides a user#xE2;#xAC;"s guide to methods and instruments of surveying to enable archaeologists to represent their own fieldwork confidently and independently. Archaeological Surveyingis an invaluable resource which: provides beginner#xE2;#xAC;"s instructions to software used in computerised surveying, including IntelliCAD 2000, Terrain Tools, Christine GIS and Global Mapper introduces the archaeologist to a range of surveying instruments such as GPS, electronic distance measures, theodolites and magnetic compasses includes low-cost software. This textbook is an essential read for any field archaeologists who are in need of an introduction to surveying, or simply wish to update their techniques.

Author Biography

Phil Howard is currently employed at Durham University, where he specialises in surveying, geophysical prospection, geographic information systems and archaeological computing

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. vi
The science and profession of surveyingp. 1
The aims of an archaeological surveyp. 7
Basic methods of surveyingp. 12
Control surveyingp. 27
Application of surveying instrumentsp. 59
Surveying on a global scalep. 73
Using CAD softwarep. 85
GIS in archaeological mappingp. 108
The shape of the groundp. 126
Sources of digital map datap. 135
The Butter Market, Barnard Castle, County Durhamp. 149
The Boeotia field survey projectp. 168
A survey of an earthwork feature on Cockfield Fell, County Durhamp. 178
Durham Cityp. 228
Terrain model of Lomellop. 237
Sandoval County, New Mexicop. 264
Bibliographyp. 286
Indexp. 289
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