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This is a free download book, a lot of information here
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http://www.africamuseum.be/research/publications/rmca/online/fmaa

Field Manual for African archaeology


This manual aims at explaining essential concepts pertaining to the practice of conducting archaeological field work in Africa. No fewer than 63 authors draw on their practical experience in the field to cover specific topics.
It seeks to provide concise and readable notes that can be consulted in the field. Each chapter corresponds to a specific phase in the investigative process, from locating and excavating a site, to cataloguing and interpreting findings, and then publishing the results.

The book is online for free in English and in French. It has 9 parts and a total of 79 texts. Users can download the full manual or separate chapters, in high and low resolution versions.


high resolution pdf 113 MB

http://www.africamuseum.be/docs/publications/FMAA/en/LR/ENG_FMA_Book_LR.pdf

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low resolution pdf 14 MB

http://www.africamuseum.be/docs/publications/FMAA/en/LR/ENG_FMA_Book_LR.pdf

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD
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INTRODUCTION. Thinking and writing on the past in Africa
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Introduction. A. Livingstone Smith & S. MacEachern
Recovering the African past: looking back from the present. J. Sutton
Archaeology in Africa: who or what sets the agenda? S. K. McIntosh
Academic research in West Africa: the case of Senegal. M. Sall
African perspectives on academic research: the case of Cameroon C. Mbida Mindzie

CHAPTER 1. How do archaeologists plan projects in Africa?
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Introduction. A. Livingstone
Organising an international archeological research project in Africa. A. Haour and D. N’Dah
Cultural heritage management in Africa. P. Mitchell
Case study: heritage management in Central Africa. N. Arazi
Rescue and preventive archeology: roads, thermal power stations and quarries. R. Oslisly
Managing cultural heritage in Africa: a study of IFAN in Senegal. I. Thiaw
Relations with local communities. N. David

CHAPTER 2. Finding and describing archaeological sites
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Introduction. A. Livingstone
Archeological exploration in an urban African context: Bangui. A. J.-P. Ndanga.
Case study: rainforest. M. K. H. Eggert
Field survey in the Sahel: an informal guide. K. MacDonald
Ancient polities: archaeological survey in a metropolis. A.Ogundiran & B. Agbaje-Williams.
Surveying towns. J. Fleisher
Archaeological field survey and the recording and cataloguing of archaeological materials. P. J. Lane
Large scale reconnaissance and excavation strategy on the Loango Coast. J. Denbow
Case study: participating as a student in an impact assessment. P. Nlend
Surveying funerary sites. I. Ribot
Finding rock art. B. Smith

CHAPTER 3. How to protect archaeological sites
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Introduction. A. Livingstone Smith
The excavacation of Stone Age sites. R. Vogelsang
Village sites. H.-P. Wotzka
The pit: archaeological excavation and analysis. A. Assoko Ndong
Excavating in urban contexts. J. Fleisher
Megalithism. L. Laporte
Metallurgic sites. C. Robion-Brunner and V. Serneels
Excavating funerary sites. I. Ribot
Recording rock art. B. Smith
Documenting and studying a rock-art site: the Lovo massif. G. Heimlich
Rock art management and conservation. B. Smith

CHAPTER 4. Analysis of materials
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Introduction. A. Livingstone Smith
From the field to the lab. D. Bosquet
Cataloguing finds. S. Ozainne
Making sense of lithics. N. Taylor
A case study: analyzing lithics from Shum Laka, Nw province, Cameroon. E. Cornelissen
Pottery analysis. A. Livingstone Smith & C. de Francquen
Defining pottery styles. T. Huffman
Iron objects. D. Killick
Copper. L. Garenne-Marot
Case study: copper ingots in Central Africa. N. Nikis

CHAPTER 5. Ecofacts and related studies
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Introduction. E. Cornelissen
Archaeobotanical remains. A. Höhn
Archaeozoology in Sub-Saharan Africa. W. Van Neer
Case study: domesticated or wild? V. Linseele
Soil cover in Central Africa. D. Schwartz
Case study in a Sudano-sahelian fluvial setting. M. Rasse
Human remains. I. Crevecœur
Radiocarbon dating. P. de Maret
By means of example: Interpreting C14 dates. E. Cornelissen, P. de Maret & D. K. Wright
Other radiometric methods of dating. D. K. Wright
Relative dating methods. D. K. Wright

CHAPTER 6. From present to past
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Introduction. O.P. Gosselain
The direct historical approach. A. B. Stahl
Oral tradition. D. Schoenbrun
Historical Linguistics. K. Bostoen
The ‘words and things’ method. B. Ricquier
Artworks. J. Polet
Ethnoarchaeology. D. Lyons.
Pottery and oral history. A. Mezop Temgoua-Noumissing
Architecture. V. Brunfaut and J.-F. Pinet
Ceramic technology between past and present. A. Mayor
Comparative technology. O. P. Gosselain
Genetics and African archaeology. S. MacEachern

CHAPTER 7. Publishing archaeological research results
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Introduction. I. Gérard
Preparing a manuscript and the process of peer-review. P. Robertshaw
Where to publish? E.A.A. Garcea
On-line publication and Open Access. J.-P. Devroey

CHAPTER 8. Afterword
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