##  [Feature Fill Compactness](/feature-fill-compactness) 

  ##  [Feature Fill Compactness](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/feature-fill-compactness-0) 

  

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Definition

A property of an archaeological feature describing the relative degree to which the fill material within a discrete deposit (e.g., pit, ditch, grave) is consolidated or packed, measured by its bulk behaviour (porosity, density, and resistance to deformation) and by the spatial arrangement of clasts and matrix; it affects artifact movement, water transmission, preservation of organics, and excavati