type site
type site noun: an archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym.
Noun
type site (plural type sites)
- An archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym
- The Late Bronze Age assemblage to which the type site offers no significant parallel.1935, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 1 6
- Bambata is the type site for the Stillbay Culture in Rhodesia.1959, J.G.D. Clark, Reflections on the significance of prehistoric cultural influences in South West Africa, VI 159
- A geologic site considered the representative example or first discovery of a stratographic level or other feature
- Each interglacial is named after a type site or area where deposits of that stage occur.1975, J.G. Evans, The Environment of Early Man on the British Isles, I 8
Forms of type site
| plural | type sites |
|---|---|
| alternative form | type-site |
| alternative form | typesite |
Origin of type site
From type + site.
Questions about type site
- What does type site mean?
- Type site means an archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym.
- What part of speech is type site?
- Type site is a noun.
- What is the plural of type site?
- The plural of type site is type sites.
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