property · prop_france_1_wetland_preservation_bias
Exceptional wetland preservation
Organic and structural evidence is unusually well preserved in wet contexts.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: not recorded. This is separate from specialist review.
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Research description
Wetland preservation greatly improves chronological and architectural resolution but may make lakeshore communities appear more dominant than poorly preserved dry-land settlements.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
L'archéologie subaquatique dans les lacs Alpins Français — Yves Billaud, André MarguetDocuments wetland evidence quality.
Locator: Research history and preservation - supports · contextualizes
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps — UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2011)Provides wider context.
Locator: Serial site overview