Running horizon
When running horizon designate archaeologists former ground surface - a horizon or stratum - a landscape , a village square or a building that at a excavation was exposed.
use
In areas with sediment deposits , the old running horizon has been preserved, in contrast to the prevailing soil erosion , in which finds are only to be expected in depressions (pits, trenches, post pits ). A successful excavation can be expected. When the findings are published, the found walking horizon is always given.