The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

10. Why leave balks around squares?

The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

Oded Borowski [+-]
Emory University
Professor of Biblical Archaeology and Hebrew

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Digging and recording methods have changed through time. One feature that is very prominent in modern excavations is the balk, or the standing wall of dirt surrounding the digging area, which is left standing to help record the history of each excavated area.

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Borowski, Oded. 10. Why leave balks around squares?. The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 38-40 Sep 2016. ISBN 9781781792421. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=27857. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.27857. Sep 2016

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