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Archaeological field work is a scientific process that relies on recorded observations and measurement. It is accepted that the archaeological record is of course not an exhaustive rendering of the site, even though it may represent much of what is left of it. However, every anomaly recognised in the field must be give a location and a description, since without these no analyses or interpretations are possible. Comprehensive recording has become the guiding principle of archaeological survey and excavation, especially where a site is to be destroyed, since the record has to stand as a proxy for the site itself (Fig. 8.1).
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Hummler, M. (2015). Recording Fieldwork. In: Carver, M., Gaydarska, B., Montón-SubÃas, S. (eds) Field Archaeology from Around the World. SpringerBriefs in Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09819-7_8
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