Urban Archaeology and Processing
….Analysing the data
Excavation, field walking, watching briefs, survey – in fact any archaeological activity accrues “things” – notes, plans, photos, data and any number of finds. To make sense of them and use the information they contain to contribute to the archaeological narrative they must be processed, analysed, and interpreted. Without these “next steps” archaeology makes no sense. Objects may be classified typologically according to form and material, excavation plans are studied topologically and topographically, raw stratigraphy is grouped into phases and a whole suite of archaeosciences, such as paleobotany, dendrochronology, isotope dating human anthropology or archaeolzoology, is at our disposal for scientific analysis and dating. This year’s call is for sessions, workshops and round tables concerning processing, analysis and interpretation of archaeological phenomena – as always with a leaning toward urban archaeology and new technologies.
David Bibby / Benno Ridderhof