Review of the book “Archaeological Survey and the City” edited by Paul Johnson and Martin Millett in 2013. In the past 30 years archaeological field survey has become central to the practice of Classical Archaeology. During this time, approaches have developed from the systematic collection of artefacts to include the routine deployment of various geophysical and remote sensing techniques. The ability of archaeologists to reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the results of such projects and in particular discusses the ways in which the subject might develop in the future, with an emphasis on the integration of different strands of evidence and issues of archaeological interpretation rather than on the technicalities of particular methodologies. Several themes emerge from the fourteen papers included in the reviewed book.

Boschi Federica (2017). Review of: Paul Johnson and Martin Millett. 2013. “Archaeological Survey and the City”, Oxford and Oakville. GROMA, 2, 1-2 [10.32028/Groma-Issue-2-2017-1331].

Review of: Paul Johnson and Martin Millett. 2013. “Archaeological Survey and the City”, Oxford and Oakville

Boschi Federica
2017

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Review of the book “Archaeological Survey and the City” edited by Paul Johnson and Martin Millett in 2013. In the past 30 years archaeological field survey has become central to the practice of Classical Archaeology. During this time, approaches have developed from the systematic collection of artefacts to include the routine deployment of various geophysical and remote sensing techniques. The ability of archaeologists to reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the results of such projects and in particular discusses the ways in which the subject might develop in the future, with an emphasis on the integration of different strands of evidence and issues of archaeological interpretation rather than on the technicalities of particular methodologies. Several themes emerge from the fourteen papers included in the reviewed book.
2017
Boschi Federica (2017). Review of: Paul Johnson and Martin Millett. 2013. “Archaeological Survey and the City”, Oxford and Oakville. GROMA, 2, 1-2 [10.32028/Groma-Issue-2-2017-1331].
Boschi Federica
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