Association in archaeology refers to a close relationship between two or more objects. Associated objects that can be proved to have been deposited at the same time, through being in the same context, form a genuine or close association. Objects that can only be theorised as being deposited together, either because they were not excavated properly, their excavation records are lost or because they come from similar but different contexts, are said to be in open association.
Finds in association are much more useful than individual ones as greater precision can be assigned to their function, date and provenance.
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The Mississippi ArchaeologicalAssociation is an organization of professional archaeologists and lay people actively involved with archaeology and archaeological preservation, uniting in a common effort to understand the prehistory and history of Mississippi and the surrounding region.
Anyone who has a sincere interest in the cultural heritage of the state and is dedicated to the preservation of that heritage for all to enjoy is eligible for membership.
The Association has as one of its important objectives the mission of encouraging scientific archaeological investigations and supports the dissemination to the public of information from these investigations in its publications, which are received by its members as a benefit of membership.
Associated objects that can be proved to have been deposited at the same time, through being in the same context, form a genuine or close association.
Associatedcontexts are contexts that are shown by virtue of stratigraphic relationships to be near contemporaneous.
This association would bring about the construction in interpretation of phase where associatedcontexts are shown to be part of the same period of occupation.
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