Archaeology from the Ploughsoil - Studies in the Collection and Interpretation of Field Survey Data - Colin Haselgrove
4. Identifying Neolithic Settlements in Britain: the Role of Field Survey in the Interpretation of Lithic Scatters
Archaeology from the Ploughsoil - Studies in the Collection and Interpretation of Field Survey Data - Colin Haselgrove
Robin Holgate
Archaeological Field Unit Institute of Archaeology, London
Description
The aim of this paper is to present a surface collection survey design which could be used to define likely areas of domestic activity. Many kinds of sites are relatively impervious to discovery through methods other than field survey and lithic artefacts are only the only obvious pointer. This approach is assessed in terms of the results of a survey in the Abingdon area of the upper Thames Valley.