HS2439 22-23 Wk 3 Burial Environments

Question 1

Why we assess site environments for remains or heritage, and how

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Question 2

What do we mean by burial

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Question 3

Main environmental factors affecting preservation and decay in burial environments (5)

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Question 4

Water as both a positive and negative factor in preservation and decay

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Question 5

How oxygen effects preservation and decay environments

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Question 6

How temperature effects the rate of chemical reactions. also what is the arrenhius equation

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Question 7

What does PH measure and how does it impact decay

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Question 8

Redox potential diagram

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• how likely for oxidation reduction reactions to take place, for particular ions and molecules.

Question 9

Graph showing different burial conditions and materials likely to survive

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Question 10

Soil chemistry is very complex, but what are two examples of constituents which effect preservation

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Question 11

How burial conditions support biological activity

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Question 12

perils of being in an exposed burial environment (3)

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Question 13

Burial environment features: Soil burial

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Question 14

features of a waterlogged burial environment

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Question 15

Features of a marine burial environment (8)

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Question 16

What are some variations that complicate burial environment

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Question 17

re-burial as a good option for objects

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