Villa Magna

MORE INFO, readings and links

Here are some of our suggested readings & links for diggers:

manuals:
Carandini, A. Storie dalla Terra (2000).
Gamble, C. Archaeology: the basics 2nd ed. (2008).
Gelichi, S. Introduzione all’archeologia medievale (1997).
Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, 4th rev ed. (2004).
Roskams, S. Excavation (2001). This sort of replaces Barker, P. Techniques of Archaeological Excavation, 3rd rev ed., (1993). Both are in the series Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Indeed the others in the series are often good.

GIS:
Conolly, J and M. Lake. Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology (2006).

finds:
Sease, C. A conservation manual for field archaeologists (1994).
Watkinson, D. First aid for finds, 3rd rev ed. (1998).

skellies:
Brothwell, D. R., Digging up bones: the excavation, treatment, and study of human skeletal remains, 3rd rev ed. (1981).
Larsen, C.S. Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behaviour from the Human Skeleton (1997).

enviro:
Branch, N., M. Canti, P. Clark, C. Turney, Environmental archaeology: theorectical and practical approaches (2005).
Evans, J. and T. O’Connor, Environmental Archaeology: principles and methods (1999)
Evans, J., Environmental archaeology and the social order (2003).
Lowe, J and M. Walker, Reconstructing quaternary environments, 2nd ed. (1997).
Wilkinson, K. and C. Stevens, Environmental Archaeology: Approaches, techniques and applications (2003).

English Heritage guidelines downloadable from
www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/downloads/cfa_environmental.pdf

— Caroline Goodson· May 12, 13:45