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

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

15. Why sift and how often?

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

Joe Uziel
Israel Antiquities Authority

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Artifacts uncovered during excavation vary in size and condition. While certain artifacts are easily spotted using the naked eye, others, due to their size or the type of material they are made from, will not be found during the excavation. Therefore, especially when dealing with certain contexts, it is necessary to sift through the sediment collected, in order to retrieve all of the evidence left behind for archaeologists to fully understand the society they are studying.

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Uziel, Joe. 15. Why sift and how often?. The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 55-57 Sep 2016. ISBN 9781781792421. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=27863. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.27863. Sep 2016

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