In this volume, originally published by Smithsonian Institution Press in
1990, the editors present eight thorough case studies on a wide range of
environments and cultural contexts to argue the advantages of
full-coverage survey-the systematic coverage of a whole study area. A
new prologue traces developments of the past two decades and shows how
current archaeological practice favors full-coverage research design,
both in cultural resource management and research contexts. From the
reviews "[R]epresents an important step in the holistic analysis of
regions. Full-coverage survey . . . has great analytical potential
beyond the range of sample survey. . . . This volume will aid in the
development of improved research designs and the interpretation of their
results." Martin G. Dudek in American Antiquity "This book presents a
strong case for broader application of FCS [full-coverage survey] . .
. . [A]n important addition to the archaeological literature. . . .
This volume systematically introduces full-coverage survey as a
methodology for regional analysis." Stanton W. Green in Winterthur
Portfolio