The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion is the only current one-volume collection of the practical information and material needed by archaeologists doing fieldwork.

• Designed as a literal companion to fieldwork: a concise informational toolkit to be carried into the field
• Provides lists and checklists, planning help, recording and measurement charts and tables, analysis and classification guides, information on drafting and artifact drawing, abbreviations, sample forms, and legislation concerning archaeological fieldwork
• Offers additional information for processing research, such as a guide to research publication and an extensive bibliography for further resources
• An invaluable aid not only to students undertaking fieldwork for the first time, but also to seasoned archaeologists

Barbara Ann Kipfer has a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Greenwich University. She is the author of the 7,000-headword Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology (2000). Kipfer has worked as a lexicographer for more than 25 years and is the author of more than 30 books.