"archaeological horizon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: archaeological horizons [plural]
Etymology: From archaeological + horizon (“layer or stratum, subculture”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} archaeological horizon (plural archaeological horizons)
  1. (archaeology) A common set of artefacts that identifies a culture and is found disseminated widely (usually over a number of sites, but sometimes widely over one site) but restricted to a single stratum; a layer or stratum. Wikipedia link: archaeological horizon Categories (topical): Archaeology Synonyms: archeological horizon Translations (a common set of artefacts that identifies a culture): horizonte arqueológico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-archaeological_horizon-en-noun-ldQgWw8G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Portuguese translations Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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