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dating of garbage deposition  

Definition

  • Garbage leaves a fossil record, the accumulation and degradation of which can de dated to bring insights into patterns of consumption and waste. The origins and methods behind the dating of garbage have an interesting history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Dating of Garbage Deposition]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SWT6SPPX-G

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