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Shovel test pit — A shovel test pit (STP) is a standard method for Phase I of an Archaeological survey. It is usually a part of the CRM methodology and a popular form of rapid archaeological survey in the United States of America and Canada. It designates a series … Wikipedia
Fire shovel — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excavation (archaeology) — The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning.# Excavation is the best known and most commonly used within the science of archaeology. In this sense it is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. # The term is… … Wikipedia
Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock … Wikipedia
STP — The three letter acronym STP can have several meanings:Commercial*Straight Through Processing is a banking term where a financial transaction is automatically completed without manual intervention. *STP is a motor oil company. * STP is the… … Wikipedia
Cultural heritage management — (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management (CRM), although it also draws on the practices of conservation, restoration, museology, archaeology, history and architecture. While … Wikipedia
Archaeology — For the magazine about archaeology, see Archaeology (magazine). Excavations at the site of Gran Dolina, in the Atapuerca Mountains, Spain, 2008 Archaeology, or archeology[1] (from Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia … Wikipedia
Arundel Cove Archaeological Site — U.S. National Register of Historic Places Nearest city: Baltimore, Maryland … Wikipedia
Trial trenching — is a rapid and inexpensive method of archaeological evaluation used to estimate the archaeological potential of a site.Trenches are located at intervals across a site leaving the rest untouched. A mechanical excavator is used to dig down to… … Wikipedia
Watching brief — In British archaeology a Watching Brief is a method of preserving archaeological remains by record in the face of development threat. An archaeologist is employed by the developer to monitor the excavation of foundation and service trenches,… … Wikipedia
