Digg^f^g it up Down Under is the first book in a new series of Global
Cultural Heritage Manuals being published by Springer. The aim of this
series is to provide the essential information needed to conduct
archaeological fieldwork in various parts of the world. This series of
hands-on field manuals have been written for both undergraduate and
graduate students, and for emerging professionals. Each book constitutes
a step-by-step guide to undertaking and successfully completing cultural
heritage fieldwork in a particular country or region. The Global
Cultural Heritage Manuals Series fills the need for a cohesive series of
regional field manuals for archaeologists. While there are a number of
useful books that provide an introduction to archaeological techniques,
these books tend to focus primarily on conditions in North America or
Britain, and this makes them of limited value to archaeologists working
in other parts of the world. The Global Cultural Heritage Manuals Series
fills this gap, not only through providing information specifically
crafted to the ethical, legislative and environ- mental conditions of
each region or country, but also by providing the detailed advice on the
complex process of undertaking archaeological fieldwork in dif- ferent
parts of the world. The books in this series are structured so they
guide practitioners through the entire archaeological process, from
research design and obtaining funding, visas and permissions, to site
recording, analysis, report writing and other forms of publication.