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Short strokes showing a cut edge.
Also known as: Cut edge hachure archaeology, Excavation hachure
The archaeological drawing convention of short strokes along a line marking the edge of a cut feature.
Marks the edge of a cut feature on an archaeological section drawing.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Points its strokes into the cut so the drawing states which side the feature is on, which a plain line could not do.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
A line carrying short tapering strokes running from it into the feature, the strokes narrowing away from the line.