the study of the processes that effect organic remains in the formation of fossils; archaeologists use the term to refer to the processes that affect abandoned archaeological materials
Posted online on Monday, January 1st, 2001
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Submitted by Allen Vegostsky (vegotsky@earthlink.net) I am very pleased to invite you to the February 14th GAAS meeting at which Tammy Herron of the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) will be the guest speaker.
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