Bibliography

Listing/Bibliography of known documentation on archaeological post-excavation (PX) and analysis procedures – both published or unpublished.

Published Post-Excavation Guidance

  • Adams, M. 1992. ‘Stratigraphy after Harris: Some Questions’, in K. Steane (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy. A Review of the Art. 13-16. Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit.
  • Barber, J. (ed.) 1993. Interpreting Stratigraphy. Edinburgh: AOC Scotland Ltd.
  • Bayliss, A. and Marshall, P. 2022. Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling: Guidelines and Best Practice. Historic England, London. Available at: https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/radiocarbon-dating-chronological-modelling/.
  • Birbeck, V. and Schuster, J., 2009 Living and working in Roman and later London: excavations at 60-63 Fenchurch Street, Wessex Archaeology Report 25. Wessex Archaeology, Salisbury.
  • Browman, D.L. and Givens, D.R. 1996. ‘Stratigraphic Excavation: The First “New Archaeology”‘. American Anthropologist, 91, (1), 80-95.
  • Brown, M.R. and Harris, E.C. 1993. ‘Interfaces in Archaeological Stratigraphy’, in E.C. Harris, M.R. Brown and G.J. Brown (eds.), Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy. 7-20. London: Academic Press.
  • Carver, M.O.H. 1979. ‘Three Saxo-Norman Tenements in Durham City’. Medieval Archaeology, 23, 1-80.
  • Carver, M.O.H. 1987. Underneath English Towns: Interpreting Urban Archaeology. London: B.T. Batsford.
  • Carver, M.O.H. 1990. ‘Digging for Data: Archaeological Approaches to Data Definition, Acquisition and Analysis’, in R. Francovich & D. Manacorda (eds) Lo Scavo Archaeologico: Edizioni all’Insegna del Giglio. 42-120. Firenze: All’Insegna del Giglio SAS.
  • Carver, M O H (2004) ‘Respecting the feature: The role of higher order concepts in archaeological stratigraphy’, in G. Carver (ed.) Digging in the dirt : excavation in a new millenium / session proceedings edited by Geoff Carver. 179-180. Oxford, UK: John and Erica Hedges Ltd.
  • Carver, M.O.H. 2009. Archaeological Investigation. London: Routledge.
  • Clark, P. 2000. ‘Post-excavation analysis: moving from the context to the phase’, in S. Roskams (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy: Site Evaluation, Recording Procedures and Stratigraphic Analysis 157-160. BAR International Series 910.
  • Clark, P. & Hutcheson, A. 1993. ‘New approaches to the recording of archaeological stratification’, in J. Barber (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy 65-68. Edinburgh: AOC (Scotland).
  • Davies, D. 2017a. Stratification Theory. BAJR Guide 40. British Archaeological Jobs and Resources.
  • Davies, D. 2017b. The Development Of Archaeological Post-Excavation Within British Professional Archaeology, BAJR Guide 46. Available at: http://www.bajr.org/BAJRGuides/46_PostEx_Theory_Application/46%20Archaeological%20PostExcavation.pdf. (not https://)
  • Furlan, G. 2019. ‘Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and Problems in Using Finds to Date Strata’. Archaeopress.
  • Hammer, F. 2000. ‘The Structuring of Records: Different Systems in use from Excavation Through to Publication.’, in S. Roskams (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy: Site Evaluation, Recording Procedures and Stratigraphic Analysis. Papers Presented at the Interpreting Stratigraphy Conferences 1993-1997, 143–150. Oxford: Archaeopress.
  • Harris, E.C. 1979. ‘The Laws of Archaeological Stratigraphy’. World Archaeology, 11, 111-117.
  • Harris, E. 1989. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy, 2nd Edition. London and New York: Academic Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2009-0-21688-6. Free (on registering) Download available at: http://harrismatrix.com/download/.
  • Harris, E.C., Brown, M.R. & Brown, G.J. (eds) 1993. Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy. London: Academic Press. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780123264459/practices-of-archaeological-stratigraphy. Free (on registering) Download available at: http://harrismatrix.com/download/.
  • May, K. 2020. ‘The Matrix: connecting time and space in archaeological stratigraphic records and archives’, Internet Archaeology 55. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.55.8.
  • May, K., Taylor, J.S. & Binding, C. 2023. ‘The Matrix: connecting and re-using digital records and archives of archaeological investigations.’ Internet Archaeology 61. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.61.2.
  • Pavel, C. (2010). Describing and Interpreting the Past – European and American Approaches to the Written Record of the Excavation. Bucharest: Editura Universităţii din Bucureti.
  • Pearson, N. & Williams, T. 1993. ‘Single-context planning: its role in on-site recording procedures and in post-excavation analysis at York’, in E.C. Harris, M.R. Brown and G.J Brown (eds) Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy. London: Academic Press. 89-103. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-326445-9.50013-7
  • Perring, D. 1983. Manuale di Archeologia Urbana. Milan: Gruppi Archeologici Nord Italia.
  • Roskams, S. 1991. ‘Finds Context and Deposit Status’, in K. Steane (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy, 27-29. Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit.
  • Roskams, S. (ed.) 1999. Interpreting Stratigraphy 8. York: University of York.
  • Roskams, S. (ed.) 2000. Interpreting Stratigraphy: Site Evaluation, Recording Procedures and Stratigraphic Analysis: Papers Presented to the Interpreting Stratigraphy Conferences 1993-1997. Oxford: Archaeopress.
  • Roskams, S. 2000b. ‘Landuse Diagrams at Carthage’, in S. Roskams (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy: Site Evaluation, Recording Procedures and Stratigraphic Analysis. Papers Presented at the Interpreting Stratigraphy Conferences 1993 – 1997. 225-227. Oxford: Archaeopress.
  • Roskams, S. 2001. Excavation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Roskams, S. 2020. The Post-excavation Analysis and Archiving of Outputs from Complex, Multi-period Landscape Investigations: the example of Heslington East, York, (section 5 especially). Internet Archaeology 55. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.55.7
  • Saunders, T. 2004. ‘Breaking up time: The problems of ‘Phasing Stratigraphy”, in G. Carver (ed.) Digging in the dirt: excavation in a new millenium / session proceedings edited by Geoff Carver. 161-172. John and Erica Hedges Ltd.
  • Shepherd, L. 1993. ‘Interpreting Landscapes – Analysis of Excavations in and Around the Southern Bailey of Norwich Castle’, in J. Barber (ed.) Interpreting Stratigraphy. 3-10. Edinburgh: AOC (Scotland) Ltd.
  • Shepherd, L. (ed.) 1995. Interpreting Stratigraphy 5. Bawedeswell: Interpreting Stratigraphy 5.
  • Spence, C. 1993. ‘Recording the Archaeology of London: the Development and Implementation of the DUA Recording System’, in E.C. Harris, M.R. Brown III & G.J. Brown (eds.) Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy. 23-46. London: Academic Press.
  • Steane, K. (ed.) 1992. Interpreting Stratigraphy: A Review of the Art. Lincoln: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit.
  • Steane, K. 1993 ‘Land Use Diagrams – A Hierarchy of Site Interpretation’, in J Barber (ed) Interpreting Stratigraphy, 11-14. Edinburgh: AOC (Scotland) Ltd.
  • Taylor, J.S. 2016. Making Time For Space At Çatalhöyük: GIS As A Tool For Exploring Intra-Site Spatiotemporality Within Complex Stratigraphic Sequences. PhD. University of York. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13500/1/JST_CollatedThesis.pdf.
  • Thomas, R. & Darvill, T. 2022. ‘What haven’t we found? Recognising the value of negative evidence in archaeology’, Antiquity. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.69
  • Wallach, E. 2019. ‘Inference from absence: the case of archaeology’, Palgrave Communications, 5. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0307-9
  • Westman, A. & Shepherd, L. 1992. ‘From City Site to Research Archive…’, London Archaeologist, 6 (16). 435 – 443. London Archaeologist Association [data-set], York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor], 435-43. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5284/1070821.

Unpublished Post-Excavation Guidance

  • Hammer, F (2002). Post-Ex. Manual [Online]. Interpreting Stratigraphy Group. Last updated: 7 April 2002. Available at: http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/strat/ [Last Accessed 01 March 2023 – website no longer supported].
  • Hill, J. 2013. MOLA “G13_Revised Oracle field inputting and guidance”. London: Museum of London Archaeology [version dated: 18/04/2013]
  • MOLA Headland Infrastructure. 2020. GUIDANCE FOR A14 STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS Version 2. London: MOLA Headland Infrastructure.
  • Swift, D. 2011(revised 2018). Post-Excavation Manual 2: Post-Excavation Analysis and Reporting Guidelines. Unpublished Guideline Document. London, United Kingdom: Archaeology South-East.
  • Thorpe, R. 1995. A Reference Guide to Checking the Drawn and Written Record. Unpublished guidance documentation for the AUB/ACRE excavations in Downtown Beirut. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/252999/A_Reference_Guide_to_Checking_the_Drawn_and_Written_Record
  • Thorpe, R. 1996. A Quick Guide to Preliminary Phasing. Unpublished guidance documentation for the AUB/ACRE excavations in Downtown Beirut. Retrieved from https://ucl.academia.edu/ReubenThorpe/Papers/189559/A-Quick-Guide-to-Preliminary-Phasing.
  • Westman, A. (Ed.), (1986). DUA Archive Report Writing Manual (4th edition), Unpublished Document. London: Department of Urban Archaeology.

Selected academic publications dedicated either exclusively or largely to the methodology and practice of field recording

  • Badè, W.F. (1934). A Manual of Excavation in the Near East: Methods of Digging and Recording of the Tell en-Nasbth Expedition in Palestine. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
  • Barker, P. (1993). Techniques of Archaeological Excavation. 3rd ed. London: Batsford.
  • Carver, M.O.H. 2009 Archaeological Investigation, London: Routledge.
  • Dever, W. & Lance,  D. (1982). A Manual of Field Excavation: Handbook for Field Archaeologists. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.
  • Droop, J.P. (1915). Archaeological Excavation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hester, T.R., Shafer, H.J. & Feder, K.L. (2016). Field Methods in Archaeology. Seventh Edition. Milton : Taylor and Francis.
  • Hoggett, Richard. (circa 2000). Principles and Practice: The Application Of The Harris Matrix To Standing Building Recording. Unpublished MA Dissertation. Bristol University. http://www.richard-hoggett.co.uk/files/2000_hoggett_ba.pdf
  • Joukowsky, M.S. (1980). A Complete Manual of Field Archaeology: Tools and Techniques of Field Work for Archaeologists. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
  • Kenyon, K.M. (1964). Beginning in Archaeology. 2nd Rev. ed. London: Dent & Sons.
  • Lucas, G. (2001). Critical Approaches to Fieldwork: Contemporary and Historical Archaeological Practice. London: Routledge.
  • Roskams, S. (2001). Excavation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Tassie, G. J. & Owens, L. K. (2010) Standards of Archaeological Excavation: A field guide to methodology, recording techniques, and conventions. London: Golden House.
  • Wheeler, R.E.M. & Hogarth H.A. (1964). Archaeology from the Earth. 3rd Impr. ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Selective list of mostly unpublished Field Recording Manuals

  • Anfinson, S. (2005). SHPO Manual for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota. St. Paul MN.,  State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota Historical Society.
  • Çatalhöyük Research Project (2014). Çatalhöyük: Crib Sheet – Instructions to the Recording System at Çatalhöyük. Çatalhöyük Research Project.
  • Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (2001). The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Field Manual.
  • Guy D.R. Sanders, G.D.R., James, S.A. & Johnson, A.C. (2017) Corinth Excavations Archaeological Manual. Grand Forks, ND: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.
  • Historic England (2018). Historic England Archaeological Recording Manual. Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/research/historic-england-archaeological-recording-manual-2018/
  • Lucas G. (ed.) (2003). Archaeological Field Manual: Fornleifastofnun Íslands. 3rdEdition. Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Museum of London Archaeology Service (1994). Archaeological Site Manual. Third Edition. Museum of London.
  • Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (2007). Guidelines for Conducting Field Archaeology in Oregon. Salem, OR.
  • Virginia Department of Historic Resources (2011). Guidelines for Conducting Historical Resources Survey in Virginia. Richmond, VA.

Some More International Examples

International

Austria & Germany

Israel

  • Sharon, I. 1995. Models for Stratigraphic Analysis of Tell Sites. Ph.D. dissertation. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (page numbers in this PDF do not fit the submitted version)
  • Zorn, J. and I. Sharon, eds. 2013. Tel Dor Excavations – Staff Manual. Unpublished manuscript. 3rd edition. http://dor.huji.ac.il/staff_manual.html

USA & Canada