Generic Feature Types
Features specific to certain architecture types or eras such as trilithon for the purposes of this article are not considered generic. Generic features are feature types that can come from a broad section in time of the archaeological record if not all of it. Generic types can include:
- Cuts
- Re-cuts
- Pits
- Post holes
- Stake holes
- Construction cuts
- Robber trenches
- Walls
- Foundations
- Ditches
- Drains
- Wells
- Cisterns
- Hearths
- Stairs and steps
- Enclosures
- Lynchets
- Graves
- Burials
- Middens
- Pit-houses
- Fire pits
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