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shovel test pit: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

a small hand-dug hole excavated at set intervals during survey to find buried sites where the ground surface is hidden.

In archaeology, shovel test pit refers to a small hand-dug hole excavated at set intervals during survey to find buried sites where the ground surface is hidden. This meaning comes from Nance (1986) in American Antiquity.[1]

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References

Nance, J. D., & Ball, B. F. (1986). No Surprises? The Reliability and Validity of Test Pit Sampling. American Antiquity, 51(3), 457-483. https://doi.org/10.2307/281747

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