Archaeological Surveying and Mapping : Recording and Depicting the Landscape

Author: Howard, Philip

Archaeology

Published on 21 December 2006 by Taylor & Francis Ltd (Routledge) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 312 pages, 104 Line drawings, black and white; 135 Halftones, black and white
244 x 174 x 14 | 566g

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’s guide to methods and instruments of surveying to enable archaeologists to represent their own fieldwork confidently and independently. Archaeological Surveying is an invaluable resource which: provides beginner’s instructions to software used in computerised surveying, including IntelliCAD 2000, Terrain Tools, Christine GIS and Global Mapperintroduces the archaeologist to a range of surveying instruments such as GPS, electronic distance measures, theodolites and magnetic compassesincludes 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.