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121Lykaion — Lykaion, Lycaeus Λύκαιος ορος A view from the summit of Mt. Lykaion, looking E toward the stoa and hippodrome. Location …
122Archaeological section — In archaeology a section is a view in part of the archaeological sequence showing it in the vertical plane, as a cross section, and thereby illustrating its profile and stratigraphy. This may make it easier to view and interpret as it developed… …
123New Austrian Tunnelling method — NATM redirects here. For other uses, see NATM (disambiguation). The New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM) was developed between 1957 and 1965 in Austria. It was given its name in Salzburg in 1962 to distinguish it from old Austrian tunnelling… …
124Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 — The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (1986 c. 35) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which provides protection for the wreckage of military aircraft and designated military vessels. [… …
125Landslide classification — There have been known various classifications of landslides and other types of mass wasting.For example, the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology distinguishes the following types of landslies: *fall (by undercutting) *fall (by… …
126Spit (archaeology) — In the field of archaeology, a spit is a unit of archaeological excavation with an arbitrarily assigned measurement of depth and extent. It is a method of excavation employed without regard to the archaeological stratigraphy that may (or may not) …
127Herculaneum — Herculanean, Herculanensian /herr kyeuh leuh nen sheuhn, see euhn/, adj. /herr kyeuh lay nee euhm/, n. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79; partially excavated …
128mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
