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archaeological context
ar-kee-oh-LOJ-ih-kul KON-tekst
ˌɑːrkiːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈkɒntɛkstListen
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archaeologicalcontext
Dictionary meaning
the precise spatial and stratigraphic position of an artifact, feature, or ecofact within an excavation, together with its association with surrounding materials; an object without context loses most of its interpretive value because the relationships between items, not just the items themselves, hold the key to reconstructing past behavior
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