Glossary:Pediment

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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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