Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (675 page)

1
Small deep trench or test excavation sunk through the deposits of an archaeological site to allow a preliminary investigation of their character and stratigraphy.
2
Rather derogatory term used critically to refer to an untidy, hastily dug, poorly understood, and badly recorded excavation.

 
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See
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS
.

 
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Greek writer of the late 4th century
bc
who produced parodies and farces and who probably lived and wrote in Alexandria.

 
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Egyptian god of the Delta and deserts. Shown as a falcon on a shrine or on a perch. Protector of the desert routes and of the eastern frontier.

 
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A deep test pit excavated down through an archaeological sequence into the underlying natural strata in order to provide a preview of the deposits. See also
SONDAGE
.

 
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A long narrow stone-walled subterranean gallery, usually with a slab roof, found in western parts of Britain and Brittany, and dating from the Iron Age through to the early Christian period. In Cornwall they are called ‘fogous’. Some have small chambers off the main passage. A few examples are known below apparently contemporary houses and in a few cases seem to extend below the boundary features of surrounding enclosures. Interpretations vary, some authorities preferring to see them as cold storage places, some as refuges in times of trouble, and still others as underground cult places.

 
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