The Archaeology of Regions

A Case for Full Coverage Survey

edited by Suzanne K. Fish, and Stephen A. Kowalewski

Book cover: The Archaeology of Regions

Extent: 302 pages

Publisher: Percheron Press

Subjects: Social Sciences , World Archaeology

Series: Foundations of Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(October 2009)

ISBN: 9780979773105

Price: $45.00

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In this volume, originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 1990, the editors present eight thorough case studies on a wide range of environments and cultural contexts to argue the advantages of full-coverage survey-the systematic coverage of a whole study area.


In this volume, originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 1990, the editors present eight thorough case studies on a wide range of environments and cultural contexts to argue the advantages of full-coverage survey-the systematic coverage of a whole study area. A new prologue traces developments of the past two decades and shows how current archaeological practice favors full-coverage research design, both in cultural resource management and research contexts. From the reviews “[R]epresents an important step in the holistic analysis of regions. Full-coverage survey . . . has great analytical potential beyond the range of sample survey. . . . This volume will aid in the development of improved research designs and the interpretation of their results.” Martin G. Dudek in American Antiquity “This book presents a strong case for broader application of FCS [full-coverage survey] . . . . [A]n important addition to the archaeological literature. . . . This volume systematically introduces full-coverage survey as a methodology for regional analysis.” Stanton W. Green in Winterthur Portfolio

Prologue to the Percheron Press Edition Introduction Suzanne K. Fish and Stephen A. Kowalewski Critical Reflections on a Decade of Full-Coverage Regional Survey in the Valley of Mexico Jeffrey R. Parsons Merits of Fill-Coverage Survey: Examples from the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico Stephen A. Kowalewski Full-Coverage Regional Archaeological Survey in the Near Wast: An Example from Iran William M. Sumner Full-Coverage Survey in the Lower Santa Valley: Implications for Regional Settlement Pattern Studies on the Peruvian Coast David J. Wilson Insights from Full-Coverage Survey in the Georgia Piedmont Paul R. Fish and Thomas Gresham Intesive Archaeological Survey of Long House Valley, Northeastern Arizona Jeffrey S. Dean Analyzing Regional Architecture: A Hohokam Example Suzanne K. Fish, Paul R. Fish, and John H. Madsen Sampling Full-Coverage Survey: An Example fro, Western Texas Michael E. Wilson Comments on the Case for Full-Coverage Survey Keith W. Kintigh Toward Refining Concepts of Full-Coverage Survey George L. Cowgill~ Conclusions Stephen A. Kowalewski and Suzanne K. Fish

  • Edited by Suzanne K. Fish
  • Edited by Stephen A. Kowalewski