The interpretation of stratified sites: A view from underground |
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| Authors: | Paola Villa Jean Courtin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 USA;2. Direction des Antiquités Prehistoriques de Provence, Alpes et Côte d''Azur, 21-23 Boulevard du Roi René, 13617 Aix-en-Provence, France |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports on an experiment designed to study the role of trampling in the vertical dispersal of artifacts in the soil, and in the mixing of originally separate sets of materials. The experiment is part of a study of the archaeological stratigraphy and patterns of site use at a large stratified cave in southern France. The experiment was designed to replicate conditions prevailing at the cave. The results strongly suggest caution in the interpretation of living floors and stratified assemblages in sandy deposits. |
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| Keywords: | experimental archaeology cultural stratification site formation processes trampling |
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