site catchment analysis: Meaning and Definition of

site' catch"ment anal"ysis

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— Archaeol. Archaeol.
  1. the examination by survey, excavation, maps, and graphs of a contained area to evaluate the productivity of the resources customarily exploited by the inhabitants of a settlement, especially a prehistoric one.
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