 ##  [Stratigraphic Unit](/index.php/stratigraphic-unit) 

  ##  [Stratigraphic Unit](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/stratigraphic-unit-0) 

  
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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

A single, spatially and stratigraphically bounded deposit, cut, fill, surface, or constructed feature recorded as one context during excavation and treated as the basic unit for stratigraphic description and relative sequencing.