Thesaurus Term/Concept: RESEARCH EXCAVATION

Identifier 147305
Class EVENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Controlled investigation, recording and removal of archaeological deposits in targeted areas in order to answer specific questions relating to a particular archaeological site or landscape. Usually undertaken by university departments or amateur groups.

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Context Record
Event Type ESF23648 Archaeological excavation by Suffolk Archaeological Field Group, March 2015. (Event - Intervention)
Event Type ESF26976 Investigation of a burnt reconstructed building - Farmer's House, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (Event - Intervention)
Event Type ESF21561 The Examinination and reconstruction of Anglo-Saxon Bed Burial, Smythes Corner Saxon Cemetery (Event - Interpretation)