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block excavation
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a large excavation unit designed to expose a large area in a site
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curation
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the process of preparing archaeological materials for permanent storage, and the storage of that material.
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datum
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the point from which measurements are taken for mapping
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geophysical survey
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a group of noninvasive and nondestructive techniquesto discover buried features within sites, such as walls, trenches, floors, pits, burials, and hearths.
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ground penetrating radar
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a mapping method in which an active radar signal is beamed into the ground, reflecting off materials in the soil and returning a signal to the instrument to show subsurface features.
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in situ
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a latin term meaning "found in place," commonly applied to items discovered in place during an excavation.
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judgment sample
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a sample in which the choice of the sample unit is based on judgment.
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provenience
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location of recovered items
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remote sensing
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a group of techniques, from aerial photography to space based laser imaging and mapping, that permit the detection of relatively large scale phenomena unobserved or unnoticed by the human eye in a nondestructive manner from above the ground
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screening
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the use of wire mesh to seperate soils from objects in archaeological excavations so that artifacts and exofacts can be recovered.
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standard excavation unit
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regular excavation unites used in the excavation of a site. (1 - 2 meter squares)
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statistical sample
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a sample in which each sample unit has the same mathematical chance of being chosen as any other.
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surface collection
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a collection of materials lying on the surface of a site
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test-level excavation
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small scale excavations designed to determine the content, extent, and integrity of a site.
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trench
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a ditch from one to several meters wide and as long as necessary, dug for excavation.
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