Publications

As well as publishing Rescue News, Rescue has been involved with the publication of a number of books of use for archaeological professionals, students and other interested parties.

The prices below include postage and packing. Please click here for an order form (pdf).

You can also find some other Rescue publications in our Documents section.

First Aid for FindsFIRST AID FOR FINDS by David Watkinson and Virginia Neal ISBN 1-871656-28-1

An essential handbook for the recording and care of finds on site. A must for every unit, beginner and professional, fully revised 1998, now supplied in a durable pvc ring-bound cover suitable for on-site use. Published jointly with UKIC Archaeology Section (text revised 1998, updated with new cover July 2001)

Price: Members (UKP) �18.00, non Members (UKP) �21.00

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mfdcoverA MANUAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD DRAWING

By J M Hawker ISBN 0-903789-18-3

A practical guide to field drawing for students and experienced archaeologists covers basic techniques for site and grid location; drawing plans, sections, elevations and profiles; and gives the conventions generally used as well as details of the more advanced techniques needed for survey, site location and the recording of standing buildings.

The manual provides a comprehensive overview in a problem solving format which allows the user...
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RECORDING STANDING BUILDINGS by Barbara Hutton ISBN 0-903789-12-4 A brief guide to the technique used by the author to record vernacular buildings published jointly with Dept of Prehistory and Archaeology University of Sheffield (pub 1986). Price: Members (UKP) £2.00, non Members (UKP) £2.50...
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THE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY: the Rescue questionnaire 1990-91 By Paul Spoerry ISBN 0-903789-15-9 The first accurate figures for the structure, funding and staffing of British archaeology, presented in a concise and readable form, fully illustrated with maps, figures and tables (pub 1992). Price: Members (UKP) £3.00, non Members (UKP) £3.50...
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Rescuing the Historic Environment Archaeology, the green movement and conservation strategy for the British landscape. Proceedings of a conference held at Leicester University January 1993 Edited by Hedley Swain - ISBN 0-903789-17-5 Twenty illustrated papers that examine how the historic environment is defined, what threatens it, and how we as archaeologists should respond. National bodies with statutory roles explain their attitudes to environmental and landscape conservation, case studies in the management of the historic landscape are presented, and possible future campaigns are suggested. Contributors include Tim Darvill, Richard Morris, Geoff Wainwright, Tim Yarnell, Roger Leech , Robert White, Dai Morgan-Evans, Kate Clark and Jean Mellor (pub 1993) Price: Members and non members (UKP) £6.50 (reduced from (UKP) £13.50)...
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