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The creative use of bias in field survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard Bradley ,
Tess Durden  and
Nigel Spencer
Richard Bradley
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AA, England
Tess Durden
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AA, England
Nigel Spencer
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PG, England
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A modest experiment explores what is is seen and what is not seen in field survey, and what can be done about it.

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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 259 , June 1994 , pp. 343 - 346
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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