Excavations, recordings, preservation and interpretation of archaeological sites and materials

1. STRATIGRAPHY:
• Definition:
• It is a branch of geology dealing with the
classification, correlation and interpretation of
stratified rocks.
• Example:
• Introduction:
• This method was first used by William Smith also
called “Strata Smith” in 1816 for geological
stratifications with the help of fossils.
• This was adopted for archaeological investigation
also later on.

9. Disturbance to the Strata:
• Pits:
• Post-Hole:
• Ghost wall or Robbers trench:

17. Excavations: Horizontal, Vertical, etc.,
• Introduction:
• Trial trenching or Sondages.
• Regular trenching System or vertical excavation
• Grid System or Horizontal Excavation
• Open stripping
• Quadrant Method

19. Vertical Excavation

20. Vertical Excavation

21. Horizontal Layout

22. Huts
Impression