postholes
Dug for posts
Postholes are cylindrical holes dug into the ground to receive fence posts, signposts, or structural supports.
The term also describes the archaeological remains of such holes, which reveal where ancient structures once stood: The postholes showed the outline of a Roman building.
A posthole digger is the tool—either manual or powered—used to bore them.
Spiral hole-maker
- diggerOne who unearths
- tampingCompacting by repeated pressure
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
depth · diameter · footing · gravel · concrete · anchoring · lumber · timber
Spiral hole-maker
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- shovelTool for moving earth
- manualWritten instructions for use
- boringFailing to engage interest
soil · earth · dirt · clay · rocky · depth · diameter · backfill
Published online content
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- railsGuiding metal bars
- anchoringFastening securely to position
stabilize · vertical · load-bearing · columns · beams · bracing · reinforcement · secure
Study of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- excavationAct of unearthing
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
occupation · dwellings · hearths · prehistoric · neolithic · potsherds · lithics · carbon-dating
auger
Spiral hole-maker
- diggerOne who unearths
- tampingCompacting by repeated pressure
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
alignment · depth · diameter · footing · gravel · concrete · anchoring · lumber · timber · bracing
auger
Spiral hole-maker
boring · soil · earth · dirt · clay · rocky · depth · diameter · backfill · tamping
posts
Published online content
- uprightsVertical load-bearing posts
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- railsGuiding metal bars
anchoring · stabilize · vertical · load-bearing · columns · beams · bracing · reinforcement · secure · structural
stratigraphy
Study of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- excavationAct of unearthing
settlement · occupation · dwellings · hearths · prehistoric · neolithic · potsherds · lithics · carbon-dating · anthropology
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
postholestrenches
Elongated ground excavations
ditches · furrows · channels · grooves · irrigation channels
postholesmounds
Heaps of earth
berms · embankments · raised beds · fill · pilings