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NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN SOME COUNTRIES.;Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;ARCHAEOLOGIST'S TOOLKIT; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; SERIES EDITORS' FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 -- INTRODUCTION; ANOTHER EXCAVATION BOOK?; THEMATIC ORIENTATIONS; ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME; 2 -- EXCAVATION; THE EMERGENCE OF PROVENIENCE CONTROL; NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENTS; DIRECT ASSOCIATION AND THE SEARCH FOR EARLY HUMANS IN THE NEW WORLD; THE GRID; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS; THE BEGINNINGS OF CRM; THE REAL INDIANA JONES; 3 -- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION IS CONTROLLED DESTRUCTION; JUSTIFYING THE DESTRUCTION; EXCAVATION AND THE CONSERVATION ETHIC; CONTROLLING THE DESTRUCTION.;Site securitytruth in reporting; consultation with affected groups; 4 -- site testing, excavation, and characterization; how do we know where to dig?; types of test and excavation units; mechanical excavation techniques; trenching as a statistical sampling strategy; mechanical stripping; recording stratigraphy; conclusion; 5 -- data recovery; artifacts and things; collection strategy; the ways and means; conclusion; 6 -- recovery of specialized materials and samples; chronometric samples; soil samples; human remains; looking to the future.;Appendix 1 -- equipment, supplies, and sources for specialized analysisappendix 2 -- conversion tables and other useful resources; references; index; about the authors and series editors.;Print version record.;Description based on print version record. Excavation is traditionally considered the heart of the archaeological enterprise. But it is an activity transformed over the past two decades of increasingly contract-based work. Carmichael and Lafferty lay out the basics of this brand of excavation for the novice reader in this handy, practical guide.