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Methods & techniques. THOMAS W. NEUMANN & ROBERT M. SANFORD. Cultural resourcesarchaeology: an introduction. xi+257 pages, 32 figures, 5 tables. 2001.Walnut Creek Walnut Creek,residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. (CA): Alta Mira; 0-7591-0095-0 paperback $24.95. DAVID WHEATLEY David Wheatley (born 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish poet and critic. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin where he edited Icarus. Wheatley is the author of three volumes of poetry with Gallery Press, as well as several chapbooks. , GRAEME EARL & SARAH Sarahor Sarai:see Sara. Sarah(flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. POPPY (ed.). Contemporarythemes in archaeological computing, ix+99 pages, 54 figures, 12 tables.2002. Oxford: Oxbow; 1-84217-053-8 paperback 24 [pounds sterling] &US$45. ARMIN SCHMIDT. Geophysical data in archaeology: a guide to goodpractice, v+81 pages, 11 tables. [2002.] Oxford: Oxbow; 1-900188-71-6paperback 10 [pounds sterling] & US$18. DAVID A. SCOTT David A. Scott (born October 25, 1953) is a conceptual artist and musician based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.Scott, AKA Dave Scott, began his career as an artist and musician, recording and releasing several CDs of electronic music from his home studio in Cincinnati. . Copper and bronze in art: corrosion, colorants,conservation, xvi+515 pages, 131 colour & b&w figures, 53tables. 2002. Los Angeles Los Angeles(lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (CA): Getty; 0-89236-638-9 hardback 53.50[pounds sterling]. Cultural resources archaeology is a most approachable, reassuringand persuasive introduction suitable both for students and prospectiveclients. Considering the economic importance of contract, development orrescue archaeology Rescue archaeology, sometimes called "preventive" or "salvage" archaeology, is archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by, or revealed by, construction or other development, such as the building of a dam to flood an area where sites of interest might , it is a wonder that no such book has been publishedbefore. The archaeological profession, legislation, and projectdevelopment and management are set out in clear and cogent steps,`bullet points', diagrams, tips on further reading, glossary andall. With its eye on how things are done, the book is specifically forthe USA; but the point is well taken for other countries too. Dr WHEATLEY et al. introduce 11 papers covering reconstruction(rock art in South Africa and EARL & WHEATLEY on Stonehenge),statistics, data base analysis (Sites & Monuments Records, R.Hosfield on the Palaeolithic of the Southampton district, GeographicalInformation Systems for Hampshire hill forts, survey under the sea),`total station' site survey, and proximity graphs (for the AztecGreat Temple, Tenochtitlan). Most of the thorough, clearly designed andhelpful manual on Geophysical data assumes the use of electronicequipment in the field, for storing data, and for seeking others'data too. * Copper and bronze is exhaustive but clearly written and wellillustrated and designed. After covering principles of corrosion, itexplains oxides and hydroxides, copper carbonates, chlorides, sulphates,sulphides, phosphates & nitrates, silicates and salts. There arechapters on copper bases for paintings, on patination, and on techniquesfor conserving bronze. Art historical and archaeological illustrationsare taken from the world over. This promises to be an essential point ofreference. JURG RYCHENER. Was ist Archaologie? Annaherung an einem Traum(Augster Museumshefte 27). 40 pages, 60 colour figures. 2001. Augst:Romerstadt Augusta Raurica; 3-7151-1027-9 paperback F18. Was ist Archaologie? is very attractively written, illustrated anddesigned, inviting interest in archaeology and explaining how it is donefrom trench to laboratory to museum. Using local examples, it makes thepoint that anyone can take up an active interest. See too The concise Oxford dictionary and The Penguin ... guide in`Reference', below.