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Techniques of Archaeological Investigation by Philip Barker (Routledge, new edition 1993) paperback £28.99
The standard work on the techniques of excavation, now updated and expanded to cover the very latest developments.
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The Handbook of British Archaeology by L and R Adkins (Constable, 1998) paperback £14.99
Diatom? Quern? Clactonian? These are all explained in this handbook, which has a chapter on techniques as well as ones on all periods up to the Middle Ages. Although it has not been updated since 1998, it is still an essential reference work.
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Archaeological Finds: A guide to identification by Norena Shopland (Tempus, 2004) paperback £17.99
Up-to-date handbook for anyone interested in archaeology and keen to learn more about identifying the artefacts they discover.
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