This companion volume to the author's phenomenally successful Archaeological Finds: a Guide to Identification first explains the depositional process and then provides guidelines for the three main steps of excavation, processing and storing. In particular, attention is paid to how each material - whether leather, tin, earthenware, procelain etc. - is best treated. Information ranges from tips on which types of bags to use to the correct way to fill out the documentation and includes an overview of necessary equipment as well as advice on artefact survival. In short, this is an indispensable handbook for any student or amateur involved in archaeological excavation or fieldwork. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Introduction	7
1 Stratigraphy and Soils	11
2 Basic Equipment and Arrangements	23
3 Excavation	39
4 On-Site Finds Recording	55
5 Finds Processing	63
6 Materials	77
7 Recording and Marking	131
8 Illustration	137
9 Storage	147
Appendix Mohs Scale of Hardness	151
Bibliography	153
Index	155

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