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Making Archaeology Happen: Design versus Dogma
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Martin Oswald Hugh Carver

Making Archaeology Happen

Design versus Dogma

Martin Oswald Hugh Carver

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Left Coast Press Inc
30 September 2011
Archaeological methodology & techniques
'Archaeology is for people' is the theme of this book. Split between the academic and commercial sectors, archaeological investigation is also deeply embedded in the needs of local communities, making it simultaneously an art, science and social science. Such a multi-disciplinary discipline needs special methods and creative freedom, not repetitive responses. Carver argues that commercial procedures and academic theory are both suffocating creativity in fieldwork. He'd like to see us bring much more diversity and technical ingenuity to every opportunity, and maintains this is more a matter of getting ourselves free of dogma than needing more time and money. This has many implications for the way archaeology is designed and procured - moving archaeologists up the professional ladder from builder to architect, with contracts based on quality of design, not the price.
By:   Martin Oswald Hugh Carver
Imprint:   Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9781611320251
ISBN 10:   1611320259
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Primary ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Martin Carver is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of York, Editor of the journal Antiquity and the author of Archaeological Investigation (Routledge, 2009). He has undertaken or advised on field projects in England, Scotland, Sweden, France, Italy and Algeria, including numerous commercial projects and major research campaigns at Sutton Hoo.

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