Field Methods and Post-Excavation Techniques in Late Antique Archaeology (Hardcover)

Archaeologists working on late antique sites have not spent enough time thinking about methodology. Their focus has been on recovering and cataloguing evidence, or on the study of specific historical problems. Digging has often been more important than publishing, which has rarely extended beyond the basic summaries found in preliminary reports. The re-emergence of clearance excavation, fuelled by the demands of tourism, has further reduced the value of urban excavations in the East Mediterranean. Here, late antique levels have suffered, in the hunt for photogenic early imperial architecture. This volume attempts to address this situation by offering a critique of present practice and a series of exemplars, alongside discussion articles on field technique and post-excavation analysis. The articles ranges from urban survey to the study of finds. The book also considers if we need to develop specific field methods appropriate to the study of late antiquity. Contributors are John Bintliff, Jeremy Evans, Axel Gering, Stefan Groh, Yoshiki Hori, Nikolaos D. Karydis, Veli Koese, Luke Lavan, Zsolt Magyar, Philip Mills, John Pearce, Steve Roskams, Helga Sedlmayer, Ellen Swift, Itamar Taxel, Douglas Underwood, Lutgarde Vandeput and Joe Williams.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	June 2015
First published:	2015
Volume editors:	Luke Lavan • Michael Mulryan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	688
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-27702-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	90-04-27702-1
Barcode:	9789004277021

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