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Audio-Visual Techniques in Emergency Salvage Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

T. F. King
Affiliation:
University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California and San Francisco State CollegeSan Francisco, California
R. E. Schenk
Affiliation:
University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California and San Francisco State CollegeSan Francisco, California
L. E. Wildesen
Affiliation:
University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, California and San Francisco State CollegeSan Francisco, California

Abstract

A surprising amount of archaeological data can be recovered during uncontrolled site destruction if the recording technique involved (1) eliminates as much time-consuming writing as possible, and (2) is permanent enough to be of use during laboratory analysis. The use of audio-visual equipment and color-coded datum points seems to fulfill these requirements and has been successfully tested in the two-day salvage of 4-Mer-66, a small Yokuts Indian mound in Dos Palos, California.

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Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1970

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