Archaeological protection standard
Introduction
An archaeological site (from the French gisement; also called settlement, zone or archaeological site) is a concentration of archaeological remains (materials, structures and environmental remains). In it we can find a concentration of remains of human activity and is made up of the presence of artifacts, structural elements, occupation soils and another series of anomalies. These remains can be found through a mere surface survey or, if the settlement has been buried, with a subsoil survey.[1].
Deposit formation
Contenido
Los yacimientos se forman por procesos de abandono o enterramiento unas veces y otras porque se arrasa para continuar viviendo encima (ocupación continuada).[1] Los tell es un ejemplo de yacimiento de varias ocupaciones. Intervienen procesos físicos, biológicos y culturales en su formación:.
Tells
The most significant sites that best show their formation are the tells. In the east there are this type of habitat sites, used with some material such as adobe, and which over time form false hills.[2] We have some examples such as Çatalhöyük.
Deposit classifications
Archaeological sites are classified according to certain criteria:
Types of actions in deposits
La normativa española (Reglamento de Actividades Arqueológicas), establece seis tipos de actividades en yacimientos arqueológicos, que necesitan autorización.
archaeological excavation
It can be both terrestrial and underwater, understood as the removal of soil and the analysis of structures carried out with scientific methodology, aimed at discovering and investigating all types of historical or paleontological remains, as well as the geomorphological components related to them.