ABSTRACT
Archaeologists deal with sites in cultivated areas on a regular basis (Ammerman, 1978, 1985; Frink, 1984; Lewarch and O’Brien, 1981; Odell and Cowan, 1987; Roper, 1976; Yorston et al., 1990). In fact, plowing exposes subsurface archaeological sites by bringing remains to the surface. Because of this, archaeologists study how far material in an agricultural field is moved by cultivation activities and how deep the material is affected. This chapter outlines crop planting and other agricultural activities that affect buried material, discusses the relevant archaeological studies, and then presents a case study.
