Type-site meaning
An archaeological site regarded as definitively characteristic of a particular culture and whose name is often applied to the culture. For example, the Le Moustier cave in southwest France is the type site for the Mousterian culture.
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An archaeological or anthropological site regarded as definitively characteristic of a particular culture and whose name is often applied to the culture. For example, the Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania is the type site for the Oldowan culture.
(archaeology) An archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym.
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(geology) A geologic site considered the representative example or first discovery of a stratographic level or other feature.
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Alternative form of type site.
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