Fieldwalking
Fieldwalking is a rapid and cost-effective technique which allows for 'broad-brush' archaeological evaluation and landscape characterisation over large areas.
Fieldwalking involves the systematic recovery of finds from the surface of the ploughsoil, and the recording of their position with a surveying instrument (total station). At ARS Ltd a methodology for fieldwalking has been developed which involves the interpretation of artefact scatters in relation to the slope profile of the field, ensuring a more accurate assessment of the location of archaeological activity, given that the artefacts will have been moved as a result of gravity and plough action.