Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean with very occasional marking. 282 pages, contents include The archaeological environment, The material of antiquity (inorganic and organic and animal) Interaction of materials with their surroundings, The work of archaeological laboratories (soils, stone, bone, teeth, etc.) Scientific aids for the excavator and Archaeological prospecting: resistivity surveying, gravitationaly surveying, magnetic methods, etc.