paleosurfaces

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A form of paleosurface — A surface (of the Earth) as it existed in prehistoric times.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of paleosurface
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    It is easy to see how such a modus operandi would not have been very effective in detecting disturbance features during the course of excavation, especially ones as large as the Cavallo pit; this is something that can only be adequately done in the framework of the décapage (i.e., synchronic area excavation) of extensive paleosurfaces.

    2015 July 9, “Analysis of Site Formation and Assemblage Integrity Does Not Support Attribution of the Uluzzian to Modern Humans at Grotta del Cavallo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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