Presenting the Past

PRESENTING THE PAST

ARC HA EOLOG I ST'S TOO 1K I T SERIES

EDITORS: LARRY 1.

ZIMMERMAN AND WILLIAM GREEN

The Archaeologist's Toolkit is an integrated set of seven volumes designed to teach novice archaeologists and students the basics of doing archaeological fieldwork, analysis, and presentation. Students are led through the process of designing a study, doing survey work, excavating, properly working with artifacts and biological remains, curating their materials, and presenting findings to various audiences. The volumes-written by experienced field archaeologistsare full of practical advice, tips, case studies, and illustrations to help the reader. All of this is done with careful attention to promoting a conservation ethic and an understanding of the legal and practical environment of contemporary American cultural resource laws and regulations. The Toolkit is an essential resource for anyone working in the field and ideal for training archaeology students in classrooms and field schools. Volume 1: Archaeology b y Design B y Stephen L. Black and Kevin 1olly Volume 2: Archaeological Survey B y Tames M . Collins and Brian Leigh Molyneaux Volume 3: Excavation B y David L. Carmichael and Robert Lafferty Volume 4: Artifacts B y Charles R. Ewen Volume 5: Archaeobiology B y Kristin D. Sobolik Volume 6: Curating Archaeological Collections: From the Field to the Repository B y Lynne P. Sullivan and S. Terry Childs Volume 7: Presenting the Past B y Larry 1. Z i m m e r m a n

P R E S E N T I N G THE P A S T

LARRY ). ZIMMERMAN

ARC HAEOLOC IST’S TOOLKIT VOLUME 7

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For Karen Zimmerman, who more than thirty years ago pointed out that archaeology is mostly science fiction. She was right.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Zimmerman, Larry J. 1947Presenting the past / Larry J. Zimmerman p. cm.-(The archaeologist's toolkit ; v. 7) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-7591-0403-4(cloth : alk. paper) - ISBN 0-7591-0025-X(pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Archaeology-Methodology. 2. Archaeology-Public relations. 3. Communication of technical information-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Communication of technical information-Audio-visual aids. 5. Public speaking-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 6. Report writing-Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. II. Series. CC75.7 ,256 2003 808'.06693--dc2 1

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