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Encyclopedia: Urban archaeology

Urban archaeology is a sub discipline of archaeology specialising in the material past of towns and cities where long-term human habitation has often left a rich record of the past.

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Archeologia urbana

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Lantokay

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Stratigraphy

complex stratigraphic relations, as they are found, for example, in the contexts of urban archaeology... geology). Archaeological stratigraphy In the field of archaeology, soil stratigraphy is used to better understand the processes that form and protect archaeological sites. The law of superposition...

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MOLAS

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Archaeological site

atop the remains of older ones. Urban archaeology has developed especially to deal with these sorts of... An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity... of archaeology. Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely...

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Excavation

the overall site plan. In urban archaeology this grid becomes invaluable for implementing single... and most commonly used technique within the science of archaeology. Individual excavations are... the process. An excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or connected series...

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Archaeology

whose pasts had been buried beneath working buildings. Urban archaeology necessitated a new approach as... Archaeology (BE) or archeology (AE) is the scientific study of human cultures through the recovery... remains, and landscapes. The goal of archaeology is to shed light on human history. Other subfields...

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