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Law of horizontality
Law of Horizontality in archaeology means that any archaeological layer deposited in an unconsolidated form will tend towards a horizontal position. Strata which are found with tilted surfaces were originally deposited that way, or lie in conformity with the contours of a pre-existing basin of deposition.
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