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Field Archaeology

Berggren, Åsa LU orcid (2024) 1. p.305-318
Abstract
Field archaeology entails everything archaeologists do outside of the office; however, when scrutinizing the concept of the field in field archaeology, it is a rather complex issue. A short history of archaeological fieldwork shows that social factors influenced knowledge production in the field and still do today. An account of the archaeological process, concerning both commercial and research projects, illuminates what archaeologists do in the field during the various phases. Challenges and possibilities ahead affect how fieldwork will be carried out in the future. Among those are increasing demands on societal relevance and inclusive practices, increasing and accelerating technical and digital development and increasing adaption to... (More)
Field archaeology entails everything archaeologists do outside of the office; however, when scrutinizing the concept of the field in field archaeology, it is a rather complex issue. A short history of archaeological fieldwork shows that social factors influenced knowledge production in the field and still do today. An account of the archaeological process, concerning both commercial and research projects, illuminates what archaeologists do in the field during the various phases. Challenges and possibilities ahead affect how fieldwork will be carried out in the future. Among those are increasing demands on societal relevance and inclusive practices, increasing and accelerating technical and digital development and increasing adaption to market principles. (Less)
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subject
keywords
Archaeological process, Assessment, Contract archaeology, Digital archaeology, Documentation, Excavation, Fieldwork, Gender imbalance, Professionalization, Research archaeology, Social aspects of fieldwork, Societal demands
host publication
Encyclopedia of Archaeology
editor
Nikita, Efthymia and Rehren, Thilo
volume
1
edition
2
pages
305 - 318
publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
9780323907996
9780323918565
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00177-4
language
English
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yes
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377f6407-b216-4a21-925c-bab4d1251c08
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2024-02-01 14:01:31
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  author       = {{Berggren, Åsa}},
  booktitle    = {{Encyclopedia of Archaeology}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  title        = {{Field Archaeology}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/B978-0-323-90799-6.00177-4}},
  volume       = {{1}},
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