Ecofact

Quick meaning: Ecofact is a noun meaning (archaeology) A biological artifact not altered by humans, but which may be indicative of human occupation.

Meaning

(archaeology) A biological artifact not altered by humans, but which may be indicative of human occupation.

Example Sentences

The fact that two periods of occupation are in evidence, both having similar ecofact and material remains, suggests that the occupation and the behavior carried on there are part of an established cycle of seasonally based behavior.

Ecofact is a term archaeologists invented to classify natural objects used by humans without modification. Animal bones left for dinner or pollen from gathered plants are ecofacts. … Even phosphates or other chemicals in the soil are ecofacts showing that people threw their organic waste on the ground.

Word Forms

• ecofacts

Synonyms for ecofact

Depending on context, synonyms include biofact.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include biofact, macroecofact, artifact, paleofeces, paleohabitat, palaeohabitat.

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