Shovel-Test Sampling in Archaeological Survey: Comments on Nance and Ball, and Lightfoot
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 54 (2) , 396-404
- https://doi.org/10.2307/281714
Abstract
Shovel-test sampling is the most common site-discovery technique used in vegetated areas, but its effectiveness is questionable. Recent papers in American Antiquity by Nance and Ball and by Lightfoot discuss the technique at length. The papers are welcome additions to the literature, but both contain deficiences that require comment and clarification.Keywords
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