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excavating a large horizontal area at once, without baulks, so the plan of features and layers can be seen and recorded as a whole.

In archaeology, open-area excavation refers to excavating a large horizontal area at once, without baulks, so the plan of features and layers can be seen and recorded as a whole. This meaning comes from Barker (1977/1983) in Techniques of archaeological excavation.[1]

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Barker, P. (1983). Techniques of archaeological excavation (2nd ed.). Universe Books. (Original work published 1977) ISBN 9780876633991

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