CLA260H1 Lecture : CLA260 - LECTURE 22.doc
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In modern classical archaeology survey" usually refers not to land" surveying (which is what the material above is concerned with) but to. The areas are usually covered by teams, who are spaced out in lines, between. Mesopotamia) the fields where the proponents of the new. It could be seen as a natural extension of a pre-existing tradition of more casual, extensive" survey in classical lands, where classical archaeologists set out into the countryside to see what they could find. Larger stone architectural fragments, coins and other metal artefacts, and glass are sometimes also found: dating this material is often imprecise, and usually no more specific than periods of at least decades and often centuries. This can make it difficult fully to understand the significance of what is found: concentrations of surface finds are usually termed sites". The extent of the concentration and its density can give an indication of the size of the site which lies below the surface.
