The Malloura Valley Survey (original) (raw)

Abstract

Among the first questions that individuals ask archaeologists is, how do you know where to dig? The answer to that query usually includes three typical ways of identifying sites. The first is accidental exposure that results both from natural events, such as erosion, the uncovering of remains by wind, and so forth, and from human activity, including construction and farming. Next is the use of informants who may have a detailed knowledge of local site locations and content. The third is systematic survey undertaken by trained archaeologists. The difference between the first two ways and the third way is that in systematic survey, researchers are able to devise a research design with explicit questions that can be addressed by particular methods of field investigation, rather than the serendipity of the other two forms of data collection. We have adopted a set of theoretical approaches that have guided both our techniques for collecting information in the field and its interpretation...

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