Glossary:Pediment

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Pediment
A flat, sloping rock surface up to the front of a mountain range in an arid region, which may be covered by local alluvium.

Source
Rapp, G. and Hill, C.L. (1998) Geoarchaeology: The earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN: 0-300-07076-4

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