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title: "Burnt layer"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_layer"
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A burnt layer or burned layer in archaeology is a stratum of earth that was formed primarily by the burning of objects or buildings. The extent of the layer is irrelevant. It can be the remains of a campfire as well as the remains of a burned down settlement.
Burnt layers are recorded in event stratigraphy, a sub-area of stratigraphy.


== References ==