Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (71 page)
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Battle-axe Culture
[MC].
[MC].
battlement
[Co].
[Co].
A crenellated parapet along the top of a wall constructed to aid defence with merlons (the solid portion) alternating with embrasures (the gaps).
battleship curve
[De].
[De].
Shape on a seriation graph formed by plotted points representing, for instance, the rise in popularity of an artefact, its period of maximum popularity, and its eventual decline.
baulk
(balk)
[De].
(balk)
[De].
An artificial wall of unexcavated archaeological deposits left standing between the trenches of an excavation in order to provide access to the working areas and preserve until the last possible moment a sample of the stratigraphy for study and recording.
bawn
[Co].
[Co].
bay
[Ge].
[Ge].
Structural division in the length of a building or roof. The unit within a building between a pair of piers or buttresses; the division of a roof marked by its main trusses.
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