archaeological cultural layer; stratum with human remains
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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archaeological stratum containing ancient human cultural remains and artifacts
technicalTechnical term used in archaeology and cultural heritage studies to describe soil layers containing artifacts, ecofacts, and architectural remains left by human activity.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
gè个
wén文
huà化
céng层
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
shí石
qì器
。
Archaeologists discovered a large number of stone tools in this cultural layer.
Bù不
tóng同
de的
wén文
huà化
céng层
dài代
biǎo表
zhe着
bù不
tóng同
de的
lì历
shǐ史
shí时
qī期
。
Different cultural layers represent different historical periods.
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Tōng通
guò过
wā挖
jué掘
wén文
huà化
céng层
，
wǒ我
men们
liǎo了
jiě解
le了
gǔ古
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
。
Through excavating cultural layers, we have gained an understanding of ancient people's lifestyles.
Zhè这
gè个
yí遗
zhǐ址
de的
wén文
huà化
céng层
duī堆
jī积
hěn很
hòu厚
，
shuō说
míng明
rén人
lèi类
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
jū居
zhù住
le了
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
。
The cultural layer at this site is very thick, indicating that humans lived here for a long time.
Wén文
huà化
céng层
zhōng中
de的
táo陶
qì器
suì碎
piàn片
wèi为
wǒ我
men们
tí提
gōng供
le了
zhòng重
yào要
de的
nián年
dài代
xiàn线
suǒ索
。
The pottery fragments in the cultural layer provide us with important chronological clues.