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Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools

Constructions of Knowledge and Experience

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Harold Mytum

    1. , Centre for Manx Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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  • International coverage of field schools, including terrestrial and underwater archaeology

  • Combines theoretical discussion on the role of fieldwork with practical case studies

  • Applications for other scientific fieldwork including geography, geology, and environmental studies

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  3. Teaching and Researching

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Two-Centre Field Schools: Combining Survey and Excavation in Ireland and Wales or the Isle of Man

      • Harold Mytum
      Pages 103-118

    3. Constructing New Knowledge in Industrial Archaeology

      • Timothy James Scarlett, Sam R. Sweitz
      Pages 119-143

  4. Underwater

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. The University of West Florida’s Maritime Field School Experience

      • John R. Bratten
      Pages 147-164

    3. Freshwater Underwater Archaeology Field School, Good Practice, Good Science

      • Anne Corscadden Knox, Sheli O. Smith
      Pages 165-177

  5. Non-Excavation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Pompeii Food and Drink Project

      • Betty Jo Mayeske, Robert I. Curtis, Benedict Lowe
      Pages 181-196

    3. Historical Archaeology Artifact Training in Field Schools: Three International Case Studies

      • Alasdair Brooks
      Pages 197-213
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About this book

Archaeological field schools, notably in North America but also across the world, are seminal student experiences. They are also important vehicles by which research students and academic staff carry out fieldwork research, often away from the environs of their home institution. Field schools are teaching and research projects, but they also take place within a contemporary local context. This is the first ever collection of studies examining the tensions between teaching, research and local socio-cultural conditions, and explores the range of experiences associated with field schools. It will be of interest to all those wishing to attend a field school, whether as student or junior staff member, and for novice and experienced field school directors who can gain fresh insights from others’ experiences.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Centre for Manx Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Harold Mytum

About the editor

Dr. Harold Mytum is the Director at the Centre for Manx Studies, in the Department of Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology, at the School of Histories, Languages, and Cultures, University of Liverpool, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools

  • Book Subtitle: Constructions of Knowledge and Experience

  • Editors: Harold Mytum

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0433-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0432-3Published: 25 October 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5964-4Published: 21 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0433-0Published: 26 October 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 253

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology, Environmental Management

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