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fieldwalking

fieldwalking noun: the archaeological technique of walking slowly through the target area looking for artifacts or other indicators on the surface.

Noun

fieldwalking (uncountable)

  1. The archaeological technique of walking slowly through the target area looking for artifacts or other indicators on the surface.

Origin of fieldwalking

From field + walking.

Questions about fieldwalking

What does fieldwalking mean?
Fieldwalking means the archaeological technique of walking slowly through the target area looking for artifacts or other indicators on the surface.
What part of speech is fieldwalking?
Fieldwalking is a noun.

Words near fieldwalking in the dictionary

  1. fieldtrips
  2. fieldvole
  3. fieldwalk
  4. fieldwalker
  5. fieldwalkers
  6. fieldwalking
  7. fieldwalks
  8. fieldward
  9. fieldwards
  10. fieldwide
  11. fieldwoman

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