In this paper, we describe the development and state of archaeological surface survey in the
Mediterranean. We focus especially on surface survey as a means of documenting long …

This paper presents the ancient settlement pattern and rural landscape recognized in the
archaeological survey of the Upper Vinalopó Valley (Alicante Province, eastern Spain). The …

Mapping surface ceramics through systematic pedestrian archaeological survey is
considered a consistent method to recover the cultural biography of sites within a micro …

Archaeologists have long emphasized the importance of large-scale excavations and multi-
year or even decades-long projects at a single site or site complex. Here, we highlight …

Surface archaeological survey has been widely established as the principal method for the
regional study of Mediterranean diachronic landscapes. Before the introduction of GPS and …

This paper presents the preliminary results of the Archaeological Project at Abdera and
Xanthi (APAX), a systematic regional survey applying intensive pedestrian sample collection …

Abstract During the Copper Age and onwards, unique archaeological sites emerged
throughout Europe. These sites exhibit distinct features such as the absence of typical …

The difficulty of obtaining funding often places the continuity of research projects at risk,
forcing researchers to resort to low-cost methodologies. Such methodologies sometimes …

Whereas archaeological field survey is relatively fast and effective for the mapping of surface
finds in Mediterranean landscapes, two challenges limit its potential for reconstructing …

In the Mediterranean, field survey has been the most widely used method to detect
archaeological sites in arable fields since the 1970s. Through survey, data about the state of …