Flotation archaeology
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SciTech Image / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
M05AFCFile size:
28.4 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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2978 x 3336 px | 25.2 x 28.2 cm | 9.9 x 11.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 July 2011Location:
Oxfordshire, United KingdomMore information:
Soil samples collected from an archaeological excavation are placed in a bath of running water. Small particles of carbonised wood, animal bones, shells etc float away from the heavier earth and clays to be collected by sieves for later microscopic analysis.