archaeological deposit

collocation in English

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archaeological
adjective
uk
/ˌɑː.ki.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌɑːr.ki.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
involving or relating ...
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deposit
noun
uk
/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/us
/dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/
a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid ...
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(Definition ofarchaeologicalanddepositfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The effect of decompositional processes is that the older anarchaeologicaldepositis, the more it will appear similar to the underlying geology.
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If there is good evidence that archaeological deposits are undisturbed, associated uncarbonized seeds are probably the result of natural downward-migration processes.
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Yet had this site been devoid of earlier archaeological deposits it would not have been deemed important enough for scheduling as a protected ancient monument.
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Such work is therefore carried out only as a last resort, for example, where approved development proposals might damage buried archaeological deposits.
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These areas have been selected as having the highest priority for survey because of the quality and fragility of the archaeological deposits within them.
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A flagged surface was recorded beyond the south-east corner, and evidence was found that the milecastle may have been constructed on earlier archaeological deposits.
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They are undertaken each summer, and some of the archaeological deposits reach depths of six meters.
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This information is most commonly used to help inform decisions on the likelihood of new development affecting archaeological deposits.
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It is perhaps easier to think of this as archaeological deposits should leave the site in the reverse order they arrived.
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It accepted that development will affect archaeological deposits and that this effect must be mitigated.
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The survey data revealed a regularized pattern of streets latent in the subsurface layers, together with archaeological deposits.
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The gradual exposure of new material has reached the point where extensive archaeological deposits that contain extremely vulnerable organic material are being exposed, rapidly degraded and eventually lost.
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