registre archéologique

CONT: [...] les sites archéologiques sont fragiles et irremplaçables. Aujourd'hui, la province et ses administrations municipales œuvrent ensemble à leur conservation, mais cela n'a pas toujours été le cas. Le registre archéologique de l'Ontario a subi des pertes colossales au XXe siècle, se chiffrant en centaines de sites détruits sous l'effet de la croissance urbaine, avant que la promulgation de lois ne vienne mettre fin à cette vague dévastatrice.

CONT: Soils and sediments are fundamental components of the archaeological record, comprising most contexts that together form an archaeological site.
OBS: Due to its archive function, soil is a carrier of information about past processes and environmental conditions, but also about human activities and thus a resource for knowledge. For this reason, archaeologists are increasingly concerned with making soil usable as a source and archive for their research, documenting it and preserving it as cultural heritage.