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Archaeological Survey and the City (Paperback, New)
Series: University of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology Monograph, 2
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In the past 30 years archaeological field survey has become central
to the practice of Classical Archaeology. During this time,
approaches have developed from the systematic collection of
artefacts to include the routine deployment of various geophysical
and remote sensing techniques. The ability of archaeologists to
reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has
now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the
ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the
results of such projects and in particular discusses the ways in
which the subject might develop in the future, with an emphasis on
the integration of different strands of evidence and issues of
archaeological interpretation rather than on the technicalities of
particular methodologies. Several themes emerge from the fourteen
papers. The first is the increasing number of large-area surveys
providing data at a sufficient scale to make a significant
contribution to our understanding of classical cities both in the
Mediterranean and beyond (eg Baelo Claudia, Caistor-by-Norwich,
Xanten, Ammaia). The second theme is the generation of new types of
data through the application of specific techniques to address
particular questions pertaining to urban life, for instance in
identifying particular industrial processes such as metal-working
(eg Munigua, Wroxeter) or the increasing success in isolating
cemeteries (eg Silchester). The techniques involved in identifying
these phenomena complement the use of geochemical survey to
characterise particular soil properties related to animal
husbandry, cultivation or the creation of domestic waste deposits
(eg Faleri Veteres), an area which has considerable future
potential. A third theme lies in the application and integration of
multiple techniques to provide new dimensions to the information
available. The data from a number of survey projects have
demonstrated that a single survey technique will rarely, if ever,
reveal all of the potential information so there is a significant
benefit to be derived from applying multiple survey-strategies to
the questions being asked of a site. These themes emphasise the
dynamism of research in this area, which continues to revolutionise
the study of ancient cities.
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