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We're trying to come up with a definition of a "phase".
So far, we're going with a phase being roughly the period of construction, use and abandonment of a feature/set of associated features/etc.
Does anyone have any other definition of a phase?
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try this
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/strat/startpage.html, particularly relevant on deep urban strat, but may be of some use.
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A phase is something you go through but will grow out of eventually.
Probably applies equally to posthole structures, kilns, stone circles and teenagers.
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Yep, got that manual already, but thanks. Hoping to out-grow this phase soon as we decide what it is!
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Thewre is a definition of stratigraphic phasing in Harris 1979 'Principles of archaeological stratigraphy'p.158 and a discussion of gropuping stratigraphy in Roskams 2001 ' Excavation'pp257-261. There are of course the numerous useful papers resulting from the stratigraphy conference papers. Ceramic periods/ phasing is discussed in Monaghan 1997 ' Roman pottery from York' p 860,
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Oooh! Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy! I remember owning a copy of that about 8 years ago. Until Monitor Lizard "borrowed" it... [xx(]
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Come on ML, give Curator Kid his book back! He's only young, and can't afford to go buying replacement hefty tomes like this out of his pocket-money....
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