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The Archaeological Survey: A Defense

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Reynold J. Ruppé
Reynold J. Ruppé*
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Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Abstract

It is suggested that four major types of survey can be identified: (1) reconnaissance, which is extensive rather than intensive, and results in a catalog of sites; (2) survey which is done in conjunction with a specific program of excavation and is designed to increase the sample of material culture; (3) limited survey that is problem oriented and is conducted for a specific reason (this is usually the most successful type); and (4) survey that involves intensive study of a local area and is designed to extract all possible information from each site found. It is believed that the last type, despite a large expenditure of time and funds, provides much more information than other types of survey. Data from a survey of Cebolleta Mesa, New Mexico, are presented to document the value of the intensive archaeological survey.

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American Antiquity , Volume 31 , Issue 3Part1 , January 1966 , pp. 313 - 333
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1966

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