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technique Word or Phrase:Open Area Excavation  
Definition:When archaeologists carry out an open area excavation they uncover large areas for excavation. This technique is used on sites where archaeological deposits of a single period lie close to the surface of the ground. open area excavation enables archaeologists to look at how artefacts and features of the same period relate to each other.


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