Roskams, S., ed. (2000). Interpreting stratigraphy:. Oxford: Archaeopress.

the paper aims to provide a sketch of the development of archaeological fieldwork in the UK, and to provide a context within which to set the subsequent papers in the volume

the author argues the case for rubbish as an embodiment, through its general worthlessness, of the attitudes and values of the societies in which it is created

the authors outline ways in which geotechnical data (primarily borehole stratigraphic logs) may be used to assess deep, unconsolidated sub-surface alluvial stratigraphy prior to deciding whether purposive archaeological investigation such as excavation is required

article discussing the methodological implications of an archaeological exercise undertaken on the North Manor excavations at Wharram Percy in 1985, in which a series of trenches were excavated, each larger than its predecessor (1m x 1m, 2m x 2m, and 4m x 4m square), nested one inside the other, in order to test certain propositions concerning the recording and interpretation of stratigraphic data

paper focusing on the notion of the interface, outlining a recording procedure for such elements, and considering the attributes of the cut

paper differentiating two issues: that of the usefulness of applying a stratigraphic approach to the recording and analysis of buildings, and that of the use of numbered contexts within such an approach, their relevance to the construction of matrix-style diagrams and to the use of computer technology in building recording

the author presents findings from research on the excavation records of seventy archaeological units and projects, with a focus on the structural/stratigraphic record and the transition from excavation, via post-excavation analysis, to publication

the paper considers the basic assumptions underlying the structuring and presentation of the interpretation of stratigraphic sequences

the paper examines the application of theory and the use of computing in fieldwork, and their relation to fieldwork practice

the paper focuses on a large number of intercutting medieval pits excavated at a site of tenement plots of buildings in central Worcester, and how the interpretation of these pits changed as excavation progressed

the paper describes how three strands of evidence -- the historical record, the structural remains and the finds assemblage -- were combined in an attempt to form a coherent, unified story in the interpretation of an excavation at Hunters Walk, Chester

the paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of the relational database to archaeological interpretation via the modelling of archaeological stratigraphy

the author describes the approach used in the diagrammatic representation of both historical and archaeological evidence relating to an excavation at Carthage in 1984

the author offers a critique of some representative examples of excavation plans and their usefulness in interpreting stratigraphy and in published reports, before discussing graphical methods developed at the Museum of London