A shovel test pit (STP) is a standard method for Phase I of an archaeological survey. It is usually a part of the Cultural Resources Management (CRM)...
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revised during the excavation. Archaeological field survey Excavation Shovel test pit Watching brief wikt:sondage Chartered Institute for Archaeologists...
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100 kPa Sewage Treatment Plant, a site where wastewater is cleaned Shovel test pit, a method of archaeological survey Sodium triphosphate, used in detergents...
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Archaeological excavation (redirect from Test excavation)
for a gas pipe in a road. In the US, a method of evaluation called a Shovel test pit is used which is a specified half meter square line of trial trenches...
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or other potentially disruptive works.” Archaeological field survey Shovel test pit Trial trenching Excavation Kevin Greene; Tom Moore (9 July 2010). Archaeology:...
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Glossary of archaeology (redirect from Shovel Bum)
showing the stratigraphy. sherd See potsherd shovel test pit test holes, usually dug out by a shovel, in order to determine whether the soil contains...
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Digging (redirect from Borrow pit)
the shovel. In neolithic times and earlier, a large animal's scapula (shoulder blade) was often used as a crude shovel. In modern times, shovels are typically...
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archaeological potential through exploratory fieldwork: monument surveys, test pitting, shovel pitting, evaluations, and so forth. Other, less common causes for salvage...
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Christa (October 4, 2019). "The Turner House in Pembroke…and what is a shovel test pit survey?". "Pembroke Resolves Day Declared 28 December 2018 - Pembroke's...
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was required to be suspended for school-wide exploration and doing shovel test pit, which delayed the reconstruction work for several months. In order...
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A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. Urine and feces enter the pit through...
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under the vegetation, or survey by subsurface testing (SST). SSTs can consist of a series of shovel-test pits that penetrate the humus layer or turf or,...
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metal artifacts were discovered during archaeological surface surveys, shovel test pits, and excavations. The survey also listed a variety of Swahili architectural...
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remote sensing and archaeological investigations including limited shovel test pit explorations were completed. No remains of the stage station were located...
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fields in 5–10-metre transects or digging shovel test pits at the same intervals. The soil from the test pits is sifted through 6 mm mesh to look for artifacts...
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also include mini-excavation techniques such as augers, corers, and shovel test pits. If no materials are found, the area surveyed is deemed sterile. Aerial...
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abandoned.: 555–58 The fort was in ruins by 1764. In August 2013, forty shovel test pits, each 50 centimeters square, were dug in the area behind the 1924 historical...
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Bingham Canyon Mine (redirect from Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine)
Jacklin's 1904 decision to use open-pit mining, steam shovels, and the railroad. The mine became a showplace for "railroad-pit operations," and the industrial...
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fissures in the north wall of the landfill pit. Tests concluded that the gases seeping from the large hole in the pit wall and from cracks in the north wall...
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was a sought-after victim for the fighting pit. In order to use the badger's ability to defend itself to test the dog, artificial badger dens were built...
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followed with shovel test pitting in different areas in hopes to find additional artifacts. There were 121 test pits dug and only 11 of those pits produced...
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looked to be the aftermath of a shovel-test from an earlier excavation project. Feature 108 was a deeper (30 cm) pit that was located on the eastern side...
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2011 field school at Songo Mnara, the open area was also looked at by shovel test pits, this time looking at what the soil could tell a person about the site...
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Backcountry skiing (section Shovel)
collapsible snow shovel is used to dig out a victim in the event of an avalanche or other burial event. Avalanche shovels are also used to dig snow pits and perform...
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Geotechnical investigation (section In situ tests)
undisturbed samples. Shovel. Samples can be obtained by digging out soil from the site. Samples taken this way are disturbed samples. Trial pits are relatively...
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2024 (2024-01-12) Toony makes Bill try wild and crazy winter sports like shovel racing and… "Billsledding"? Featured cartoons : Greedy for Tweety (1957)...
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Mill Branch site (section Pit House)
were excavated. This site was surveyed using a systematic series of shovel tests, and then heavy machinery was used to clear four trenches to a maximum...
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site was discovered during routine shovel test pitting of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay in 1981. The test pits revealed that the site is small...
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north is the settlement of Sadani. Important discoveries were made in shovel test pits. The researchers found numerous artefacts to the north, south, and...
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