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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS

Lecture/Field Course

 

Bill Andrefsky, assisted by Bill Lipe
Department of Anthropology
Washington State University, College Hall 150
Pullman, WA  99164-4910
Office: 509-335-2100 Fax: 509-335-3999
and@wsu.edu
lipe@wsu.edu

This is a field class, which means we will have to learn how to live and work in the field.  In addition to learning field methods, we will also be required to participate in camp life.  Camp chores are a part of archaeological field work.

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Modules Assessments Camp Organization
01: Site Introduction and History 01: Field Practical 01: Duty Roster Example
02: Prehistory of the Plateau Culture Area 02: Geology Practical 02: Menu Example
03: Pritchard Lecture Notes 03: Final Projects 03: Rules Handout
04: Great Basin 04: Student Evaluation Form 04: Staff Assignments
05: Principles of Excavation    
06: Survey Techniques    
Handouts/Guides Forms
01: Birch Creek Archaeological Project 01: BLM Site Record 05: Lab Coding Form for Collection Inventory
02: Quaternary Dating Methods 02: EDM Code Master 06: Lab Coding Guide
03: Maps, Compasses, and Survey 03: EDM/Transit Form 07: Level Form
04: ROPA Code of Conduct 04: Field Bag Check-In Form 08: Photo Log
05: SAA Principles of Archaeological Ethics    
06: Grain Sizes    
07: Site Integrity/Site Types    
08: Drawing a Stratigraphic Profile    
09: Archaeology and the Total Station    
10: Conserving the In Situ Archaeological Record    
11: Federal Laws Affecting Cultural Resources    

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