Techniques of Archeological Excavation - Philip Barker

Philip Barker's rather dully-entitled "Techniques of Archaeological Excavation" is in fact worth far more than its name might suggest. It is the ideal textbook for underpinning the A-Level course and contains numerous useful diagrams, pictures and illustrations which help to get across the more difficult bits of archaeological practice. It also contains handy accounts of individual digs and uses examples taken from research done in other European countries. Barker's introduction is particularly handy because it sketches the history of Archaeology itself, which is a relatively young area of research. His language is accessible and ...  Read the complete review