Archaeological record

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The archaeological record is a term used in archaeology to denote all archaeological evidence including the physical remains of past human activities which archaeologists seek out and record in an attempt to analyze and reconstruct the past. In the main it denotes buried remains unearthed during excavation. The archaeological record on a specific archaeological site is sometimes referred to as the archaeological sequence or sequence for short thou the two terms are not exactly interchangeable as the term Archaeological record is more global in its meaning and can be applied to artifacts and other evidence such as Biofacts and Manuports as well as the stratigraphy of a site. Where as the sequence really refers to the stratigraphy of a given site as revealed by stratification.