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dc.contributor.advisorStewart, R. Michael (Richard Michael)
dc.creatorOwens, Michael Canice
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-02T14:46:24Z
dc.date.available2020-11-02T14:46:24Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.other864885217
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/2058
dc.description.abstractThe importance of the site discovery process in archaeological research should not be underestimated. The primary function of an archaeological site discovery survey is to locate, identify and to some degree evaluate the horizontal extent of buried cultural resources (King 1998; Neuman and Sanford 2001, 2010). This thesis examines the effectiveness of archaeological surface and subsurface survey techniques commonly used in the Mid-Atlantic Region of eastern North America. The present work uses a cultural resource management archaeological site discovery survey conducted in 2004 on a 549-acre property located in Loudoun County, Virginia as a case study. The variety of environments, resources and methods employed during this site discovery survey present a unique opportunity to analyze a variety of survey techniques. Specifically, point provenience surface collection, gridded surface collection, shovel testing and close-interval shovel testing are examined. This thesis reveals several key findings. First, all forms of survey technique have benefits and limitations, based on levels of intensity and survey environment. Second, survey objectives, survey environment and logistics all play a part in the decision process for choosing an appropriate survey technique. Third, state guidelines, while an influencing stricture born out of a rich intellectual tradition, should not solely dictate the survey process. Fourth, the use of a variety of complementary techniques is vital to thoroughness in the archaeological process, and, finally, it is necessary to repeatedly investigate and monitor a landscape whenever possible.
dc.format.extent176 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
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dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectCultural Resources Management
dc.subjectAnthropology
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectArcheology
dc.subjectLoudoun County
dc.subjectMid-atlantic
dc.subjectVirginia
dc.titleTHE EFFICACY OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE SURVEY TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY FROM LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberRanere, Anthony James
dc.contributor.committeememberHansell, Patricia
dc.description.departmentAnthropology
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/2040
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dc.description.degreeM.A.
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