page_title: Feature (archaeology)
section_title: Examples of Features
hierarchical_section_title: Feature (archaeology) / Examples of Features
caption_attribution_description: English: An archaeological section through a Saxon pitDeutsch: Ein archäologischer Grabungsschnitt durch einen sächsischen Grubeفارسی: برش حفاری باستان شناسی از یک گودال ساکسونΕλληνικά: Αρχαιολογική τομή
context_page_description: A feature in archaeology, specifically excavation, is a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-portable activity. Features are an indication that the area in which it was found has been interfered with in the past, usually by humans.
  Features are distinguished from artifacts in that they cannot be separated from their location without changing their form. Artifacts are portable, while features are non-portable.
  Features and artifacts differ from ecofacts. Ecofacts are natural remains, such as plants and animals.
context_section_description: Features specific to certain architecture types or eras such as trilithon for the purposes of this article are not considered generic. Generic features are feature types that can come from a broad section in time of the archaeological record if not all of it. Generic types can include: 
  Cuts
  Re-cuts
  Pits
  Post holes
  Stake holes
  Construction cuts
  Robber trenches
  Walls
  Foundations
  Ditches
  Drains
  Wells
  Cisterns
  Hearths
  Stairs and steps
  Enclosures
  Lynchets
  Graves
  Burials
  Middens
  Pit-houses
  Fire pits
caption: A saxon pit, another type of feature
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