Concept information
Preferred term
stratigraphic excavation
Definition
- Archaeological excavation where the deposits (rocks, sediments, soils, or cultural debris) are removed in the reverse order of their deposition based on the principle that the lowest layer is the oldest and the uppermost is the youngest. The sequence of deposition can be assessed by a study of relationships of different layers.
Broader concept
Source
- https://archaeologywordsmith.com/lookup.php?terms=stratigraphy
Belongs to group
Notation
- 503
In other languages
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Croatian
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German
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Schichtengrabung
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Stratengrabung
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Hungarian
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Slovenian
URI
https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/iadthesaurus/scheme/concept503
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