Figure 17: Layers of fill in a sunken-featured building. Schematic sketch. The organic material is often compacted together, so that the overlying culture layer with its later material sank low into the pit. Image credit: Louise Hilmar (Used with permission. Further permission is required from the copyright holder for future re-use)
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