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ANTHROPIC SOIL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Soil Science
DEF

Soils resulting from human activities which have led to a profound modification, truncation or burial of the original soil horizons, or the creation of new soil parent materials by a variety of mechanical means.

CONT

Human activities can impact soil formation to the extent that natural soil formation is altered and a new, human influenced (anthropogenic or anthropic) soil formed. Can be substantially different from adjacent, contemporary, natural soils.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Archéologie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Dans le référentiel pédologique, référence de sol entièrement créé par l'homme par mise en place de matériaux divers : déblais, gravats, etc. (anthroposol artificiel) ou d'origine naturelle mais très fortement modifiée (anthroposol transformé, anthroposol reconstitué).

CONT

Les fouilleurs dégagent le sol anthropique H-1 vieux de 200 000 ans.

Spanish

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