Collins and Molyneaux take the reader through all stages of the survey process from designing the fieldwork on paper, to preparing for the field, carrying out the survey and analysing the results.

• Part 1 I. The Survey LifePart 2 II. The Law, the Process, and the PlayersChapter 3 Why Survey?Chapter 4 Regulations in the United StatesChapter 5 Regulations in CanadaChapter 6 Who Surveys?Part 7 III. Survey DesignPart 8 IV. Pre-Field StrategiesChapter 9 Implementing the Research DesignChapter 10 The Two-Headed MonsterChapter 11 Getting StartedChapter 12 Background ResearchChapter 13 The Physical SettingChapter 14 The Cultural SettingPart 15 V. Getting into the FieldChapter 16 PersonnelChapter 17 EquipmentChapter 18 Local RelationsChapter 19 Native American, First Nations, and Ethnic Community IssuesChapter 20 Traditional Cultural PropertiesChapter 21 Consulting with Other SpecialistsChapter 22 Survey MethodsChapter 23 Surface Discovery TechniquesChapter 24 Subsurface Discovery TechniquesChapter 25 Field Evaluation to Determine Potential Eligibility for the National RegisterPart 26 VI. Indirect Exploration TechniquesChapter 27 Metal DetectorChapter 28 Electrical ResistivityChapter 29 Electromagnetic ConductivityChapter 30 Ground Penetrating RadarChapter 31 MagnetometryChapter 32 Magnetic SusceptibilityPart 33 VII. Recording and MappingChapter 34 Reading Maps and Aerial PhotographsChapter 35 Drafting MapsChapter 36 Global Positioning SystemsChapter 37 Geographic Information SystemsPart 38 VIII. The ReportChapter 39 Structure and ContentChapter 40 Title PageChapter 41 Front MatterChapter 42 AbstractChapter 43 IntroductionChapter 44 Project Area Description, a.k.a., Environmental ContextChapter 45 Previous Archaeological InvestigationsChapter 46 Research DesignChapter 47 MethodsChapter 48 ResultsChapter 49 Archaeological SynthesisChapter 50 Summary and RecommendationsChapter 51 AcknowledgmentsChapter 52 References CitedChapter 53 FiguresChapter 54 TablesChapter 55 AppedicesPart 56 IX. Trying to Make it Real, Compared to What?Part 57 ReferencesPart 58 Index