archaeological horizon
A common set of artefacts that identifies a culture and is found disseminated widely…A common set of artefacts that identifies a culture and is found disseminated widely (usually over a number of sites, but sometimes widely over one site) but restricted to a single stratum; a layer or stratum.
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1 sensesA common set of artefacts that identifies a culture and is found disseminated widely (usually over a number of sites, but sometimes widely over one site) but restricted to a single stratum; a layer or stratum.
Origin
From archaeological + horizon (“layer or stratum, subculture”).From archaeological + horizon (“layer or stratum, subculture”).
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