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Volumes of proceedings from Lincoln (1992), Edinburgh (1993), Norwich (1995) and York (1996) are currently available here as softcopy. Most are now out of print but, if you want hardcopy of the Lincoln volume, it can still be obtained by contacting Steve Roskams at York (see Committee), enclosing a cheque for £2.50 made payable to The University of York. It is hoped that subsequent conference publications will be hosted here at a later date. Check the Help page for details on accessing papers and volumes.

Previous Publications

Lincoln 1992
Edinburgh 1993
Norwich 1995
York 1996

In Print Publications

BAR 2000: Papers presented at Interpreting Stratigraphy Conferences 1993-1997

You may also download all the abstracts for the papers presented at the 1992-1996 meetings (Acrobat pdf format - 19 Kb)

For publication details concerning more recent Interpreting Stratigraphy meetings visit: http://www.archaeology.freewire.co.uk/stratpub.html


Interpreting Stratigraphy Lincoln 1992 (html format) - Edited by K. Steane 

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The papers presented here are taken from the inaugural session of Interpreting Stratigraphy. The subject matter is varied, covering aspects such as the integration of finds with stratigraphic data, rural and urban stratigraphy, the meaning of the 'matrix' and post-excavation assessment and analysis. 


Interpreting Stratigraphy Edinburgh 1993 (html format) - Edited by J. Barber

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One of the main themes of this session was the evolution of procedures for the post-excavation analysis of large sites. Organisational comparisons between approaches to evaluation and excavation in England and Scotland are made. Case studies examining formation processes and their archaeological interpretations are presented, along with some thoughts on terminology in recording. 


Interpreting Stratigraphy Norwich 1995 (html format) - Edited by E. Shepherd

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The fifth Interpreting Stratigraphy conference covered three broad areas of discussion: redeposition and residuality, processes of building collapse and approaches to the interpretation of timber structures. 


Interpreting Stratigraphy York 1996 (html format) - Edited by S. Roskams

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The focus of this conference was the stratigraphy of burials. The papers highlight the problems of recording in-situ burials and disarticulated bone, establishing chronological relationships between burials and reconstructing the sequence of events of individual burials. 


Interpreting Stratigraphy 
- Papers presented to the Interpreting Stratigraphy Conferences 1993-1997
(html format) - Edited by S. Roskams

Published 2000.  Archaeopress, Oxford.  ISBN 1841712108

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