mastication, mechanical thinning (Other Keyword)
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Does Mastication Damage Cultural Resources? A New Mexico Perspective (2019)
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This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Mastication refers to the mechanical thinning of tree cover such as piñon-juniper woodlands and mixed conifer forests in order to reduce fuels and fire hazards, prevent erosion and improve understory development. Mastication utilizes heavy machinery to shred standing vegetation and may involve significant ground disturbance. Though mastication is a...