A Grammar of the Archaeological Record (Version 2, Beta release)

Epistemics. Acquiring knowledge

Disentangling the matrix

Giorgio Buccellati – October 2025

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Archaeology at the core

     These two images illustrate the complexity of the process which we call "disentangling."
     The image to the right shows the vastity of the data embedded in the soil, with a succession of strata some 20 meters in height, corresponding to a time period of some 10 centuries.
     The image below highlights the contrast between the overall scope of the excavation and the fragmented nature of the elements found in the matrix.