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Archaeology

any single layer, feature or interface recognized in excavation and treated as the basic unit for recording a site's stratigraphy.

In archaeology, unit of stratification refers to any single layer, feature or interface recognized in excavation and treated as the basic unit for recording a site's stratigraphy. This meaning comes from Harris (1989) in Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy.[1]

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References

Harris, E. C. (1989). Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy. Academic Press. ISBN 9781483295855

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