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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Latin]] ''excavatus'', past participle of ''excavare'', from ''ex''- + ''cavare'' to make [[hollow]]

[[Latin]] ''excavatus'', past participle of ''excavare'', from ''ex''- + ''cavare'' to make [[hollow]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1599]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1599]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1:  to [[form]] a cavity or hole in

*1:  to [[form]] a cavity or hole in

Within the [[practice]] of ''excavation'', numerous specialized [[techniques]] are available for use, and each dig will have its particular features, which will determine the archaeologists' approach. [[Resources]] and other [[practical]] issues do not allow archaeologists to carry out excavations whenever and wherever they choose. These constraints mean many known sites have been deliberately left unexcavated. This is with the [[intention]] of preserving them for [[future]] generations as well as recognising the role they serve in the [[communities]] that live near them. In some cases it is also hoped that improvements in [[technology]] will enable them to be re-examined at a later date, with more fruitful results. Excavation involves the recovery of several types of [[data]] from a site, a place where there is [[evidence]] for [[past]] human activity. These data include [[artifacts]] (objects made or modified by humans), features (modifications to the site itself such as post molds, [[burials]], and [[hearth]]s), ecofacts (evidence for the local environment and resources being used such as snail shells, seeds, and butchered bones). and most importantly of all context (the [[relationships]] among the other types of data). Ideally, it should be possible from the excavation records to completely reconstruct the site in three-dimensional space.

Within the [[practice]] of ''excavation'', numerous specialized [[techniques]] are available for use, and each dig will have its particular features, which will determine the archaeologists' approach. [[Resources]] and other [[practical]] issues do not allow archaeologists to carry out excavations whenever and wherever they choose. These constraints mean many known sites have been deliberately left unexcavated. This is with the [[intention]] of preserving them for [[future]] generations as well as recognising the role they serve in the [[communities]] that live near them. In some cases it is also hoped that improvements in [[technology]] will enable them to be re-examined at a later date, with more fruitful results. Excavation involves the recovery of several types of [[data]] from a site, a place where there is [[evidence]] for [[past]] human activity. These data include [[artifacts]] (objects made or modified by humans), features (modifications to the site itself such as post molds, [[burials]], and [[hearth]]s), ecofacts (evidence for the local environment and resources being used such as snail shells, seeds, and butchered bones). and most importantly of all context (the [[relationships]] among the other types of data). Ideally, it should be possible from the excavation records to completely reconstruct the site in three-dimensional space.

The [[presence]] or [[absence]] of archaeological remains can often be suggested to a more or less high degree of [[probability]], by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing remote sensing], such as ground-penetrating [[radar]]. Indeed, grosser [[information]] about the development of the site may be drawn from this work but the [[understanding]] of finer features usually requires excavation though appropriate use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auger augering].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavation_%28archaeology%29]

The [[presence]] or [[absence]] of archaeological remains can often be suggested to a more or less high degree of [[probability]], by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing remote sensing], such as ground-penetrating [[radar]]. Indeed, grosser [[information]] about the development of the site may be drawn from this work but the [[understanding]] of finer features usually requires excavation though appropriate use of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auger augering].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excavation_%28archaeology%29]

[[Category: Archaeology]]

[[Category: Archaeology]]