Abstract
Archaeologists regularly cite frost-related mechanisms as potential transport agents capable of redistributing the archaeological record. Specific data quantifying the scale of frost-induced disturbances, however, are regrettably few. In this paper I present several sets of empirical data obtained from the initial results of a long-term experiment. Test objects positioned in a control plot configured to minimize forces extraneous to frost activity (e.g., wind) demonstrated an average lateral movement of 7.8 cm over a 3-year period. In a second plot that lacked restraints on other variables, test objects migrated an average of 31.8 cm over the same period. Extrapolated over prolonged periods, these data have profound implications for the interpretation of intrasite spatial patterning.
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