Morphology (archaeology)
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Morphology (archaeology)
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In archaeology, morphology is the study of the shape of artefacts and ecofacts. Morphology is a major consideration in grouping artefacts into period styles and, despite modern techniques like radiocarbon dating, remains a crucial tool in the identification and dating not only of works of art but all classes of archaeological artefact, including purely functional ones. The term morphology is more often used for this. Morphological analyses of many individual artefacts are used to construct typol
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Study of the shape of artefacts and ecofacts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(archaeology)
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2022-12-22T06:01:38Z
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