context

the location or placement of an artifact, feature, or site, including its relationship to other artifacts, features, and the surrounding environment

Context includes the soil around archaeological materials. Sometimes, the context of artifacts is more informative than the artifacts!

Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001

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