archaeological investigation

collocation in English

meaningsofarchaeologicalandinvestigation

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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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investigation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˌves.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover ...
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(Definition ofarchaeologicalandinvestigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The success of anyarchaeologicalinvestigationdepends on an effective articulation of theory, methodology, and data.
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Because of this, mapping projects andarchaeologicalinvestigationof the past have often been undertaken concurrently.
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Narrative archaeology is able to insert its own historicity into thearchaeologicalinvestigation.
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Prior to the inception of this project, no systematicarchaeologicalinvestigationhad ever been under taken in that area.
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Whether this equinoctially based quartering was represented in the earliest city plan or was introduced later still awaitsarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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Both the town site and its tributaries are well suited to this type ofarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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The landscape tradition is an essential component ofarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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Because these acts leave an intentional or an unintentional trace in the material remains of a people, he argues that they are amenable toarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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Archaeology is posited as performative (an enactment of the past in the present) and site-specific performance is viewed as anarchaeologicalinvestigationof place.
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From an area of enquiry that was often considered beyond the reach ofarchaeologicalinvestigation, this has become one of the most productive and intensely debated areas of archaeological research.
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Sites of major archaeological importance should preferably remain undisturbed, but where development is necessary opportunities should be available for priorarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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The majority are not visible on the surface and can be elucidated only byarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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On scheduled sites, such as this, we can already impose conditions requiringarchaeologicalinvestigation and, of course, in this case we required six months.
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Any compensation payable would be a matter for them as part of the total cost ofarchaeologicalinvestigation.
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It provides limited statutory opportunities forarchaeologicalinvestigation, including excavation, in designated areas of archaeological importance prior to development or redevelopment.
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It also allows forarchaeologicalinvestigation, preservation and maintenance of marine heritage sites and puts underwater archaeology on the same footing as land archaeology.
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There will bearchaeologicalinvestigationwhich the developers have requested.
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Permission to use a metal detector on a scheduled ancient monument is granted only in rare circumstances, normally as part of a programme of authorisedarchaeologicalinvestigationunder expert supervision.
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