Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork: Exploring On-Site Relationships Between Theory and Practice

Digging, recording, and writing are the three main processes that archaeologists undertake to analyze a site, yet the relationships between these processes is rarely considered critically.nbsp;Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldworknbsp;asserts that each of these processes involves at least a bit of subjective interpretation. As a group of archaeologists work together to reconstruct an objective view of the past, at a particular time, at a particular site, their field methods and subjective interpretations affect the final analysis.

Thisnbsp;volume explores the important nature of the relationship between fieldwork, analysis, and interpretation.nbsp;Containing contributions fromnbsp;a diverse group of archaeologists, both academic and professional, from Europe and the Americas,nbsp;it critically analyzes accepted practices in field archaeology, and provide thoughtful and innovative analysis of these procedures. By combining the experiences of both academic and professional archaeologists,nbsp;Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork highlights key differences andnbsp;key similarities in their concerns, theories, and techniques. This volume will incite discussion on fundamental questions for all archaeologists, both old and new to the field.