The missing word is  levels.
 
Roberta Greenwood
 
In a message dated 8/6/2012 6:20:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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I seem  to have done a typo, copying something from "Explanation in
Archeology" by  Watson, LeBlanc, et al. 1971. Does anybody have a copy? On
page 117 it is  supposed to say:
"It is important not merely to record the stratigraphic  [word missing???] 
of
a site, but to excavate the site with respect to these  levels. The basic
assumption is that the vertical and horizontal  distribution of all material
making up an archaeological site is as  important as the material itself,
because that distribution reflects  patterned human cultural activity just 
as
much as do the form, style, and  manufacturing technique of the artifacts."
What did I do  wrong?