Month: March 2025

Wheeler-Box Grid Method – A technique developed by Mortimer Wheeler that divides the site into squares, leaving walls of soil (balks) for stratigraphic analysis.

Open-Area Excavation – A technique that involves the removal of large surface areas to study site layout and structures.

Step Trenching – A method where a trench is excavated in steps to avoid collapse and provide stratigraphic information.

Vertical Excavation – A technique used to analyze deeper layers of a site to understand its chronological sequence.

Horizontal Excavation – A method used to expose large, horizontal areas of a site to study spatial relationships.

Trench Excavation – A technique where trenches are dug to study stratigraphy and identify structures.

Test Pit – A small, preliminary excavation to assess the potential of a site before full-scale digging.

Survey (Archaeological Survey) – A method used to locate and map archaeological sites before excavation.

Excavation – The systematic process of uncovering archaeological remains by removing soil and other materials.