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assemblage

n.
C1 Advanced US //əˈsɛmbɫədʒ// UK //ɐsˈɛmblɪdʒ// as·sem·blage

n. a group of things that are put together to form a collection. In archaeology, it refers to the different objects found together at a specific place.

n. a collection of objects or people gathered together. In an archaeological context, it refers to the specific group of artifacts found at a single site or within a specific layer of soil.


SIMPLE

The museum displays a large assemblage of ancient pottery.

CONTEXTUAL

Archaeologists carefully documented the assemblage of tools found in the cave to understand the daily life of the inhabitants.

COMPLEX

The unique assemblage of stone tools and bone fragments suggests that this site was a primary settlement for several generations before the community moved to the valley floor.

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Borrowed from French assemblage. By surface analysis, assemble + -age.

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