Chapter 3: Survey Methods

Question 1

surface survey

Answer 1

process of surveying a site

typically with non-destructive remote sensing devices

Question 2

subsurface detection

Answer 2

variety of remote sensing techniques operating at ground level

includes invasive and non-invasive techniques

Question 3

remote sensing

Answer 3

imaging of phenomena from a distance, mainly through airborne or satellite imaging

see glossary entry for more info

Question 4

ground reconnaissance

Answer 4

variety of methods for indentifying individual archaeological sites

includes consultation of documentary sources, place-name evidence, folklore, legend, but mainly fieldwork

Question 5

reconnaissance/aerial survey

Answer 5

identifying archaeological sites from air/space

Question 6

cultural resource management (CRM) laws

Answer 6

legislation that safeguards archaeological heritage via protecting sites and salvage/rescue archaeology

Question 7

systematic survey

Answer 7

survey via grid: the survey area is divided into sectors that are walked symmetrically, making the findings more accurate

Question 8

diagnostic

Answer 8

• artifact or other aspect of a site known to be associated with a paritcular time period/culture
• let archaeologists identify the relatively specific time periods in which the artifact/aspect was created

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