Research Design and Report Writing

The archaeological research design and report are important to any project. It is necessary for each individual to be able to plan a project through a research design and to organize the results through the final report.

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Class Outline

1. An introduction to the aims of the archaeologist
   1. Importance of planning a project
   2. Importance of producing a final report


2. Project planning, a research design
   1. Defining a research design
   2. Problematical portion of the research design
   3. Practical portion of the research design; how the project is organized


3. Brief discussion of cultural material analysis



4. The importance and purpose of an archaeological report
   1. Report content