Archaeological horizon

As stratum ( the stratum, plural actually Strata, Germanized Straten ), even horizon ( to horizon " horizontal horizon " ) is referred to in the excavation technique, a self-contained, as a rule, irregular horizontally extending cultural layer a certain time position.

Basics

The Strata, a distinction in " deaf layers ," Event horizons that mark the cuts of the historical development, and Fund horizons, ie the layers that actually contain archaeological remains.

The dating of the strata is Subject to the chronological stratigraphy, which includes geological and soil in their field of work in addition to historical aspects - for the archaeologist is the distinction between soil and rock only of technical interest.

Strate excavation

In a stratigraphic excavation (also: Strate excavation ) are removed according to their actual thickness, the natural and cultural layers ( strata ). This method differs fundamentally from the subgrade excavation, when excluding the course of the cultural layers as evenly as possible a horizontal surface ( ground level ) is sought.

The stratigraphic method has the advantage that can be removed precisely with their closed culture layers and the archaeological material thus obtained can be accurately assigned. The disadvantage is a significantly higher cost compared to the planum method.

355766
de