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An Archaeology Primer
Basic Excavation Steps
Establishing the Site Grid
The Excavation Grid
Excavation Units
Removing the Plowed Soil
Troweling the Subsoil
Post Holes
Pits
Excavating an Ancient Pit
Ancient Pit Contents
What Ancient Pit Contents Tell Us
Documenting Excavated Features
Common Feature Types
A Posthole Structure
An Excavated Posthole Structure
A Wall-Trench Structure
An Excavated Wall-Trench Structure
Mapping Archaeological Features
Recovering Artifacts by Waterscreening
Artifacts Found by Waterscreening
Recovering Charcoal by Flotation
Common Artifact Types (1/2)
Common Artifact Types (2/2)
Backfilling the Excavation
Exploring Archaeology Further
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