Subassemblage


noun
1.
a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.
2.
the act of assembling; state of being assembled.
3.
Fine Arts.

a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects.
a work of art produced by this technique.
Compare collage, found object, ready-made (def 4).

4.
Archaeology. the aggregate of artifacts and other remains found on a site, considered as material evidence in support of a theory concerning the culture or cultures inhabiting it.
noun
1.
a number of things or persons assembled together; collection; assembly
2.
a list of dishes served at a meal or the dishes themselves
3.
the act or process of assembling or the state of being assembled
4.
(ˌæsəmˈblɑːʒ). a three-dimensional work of art that combines various objects into an integrated whole
assemblage
(ə-sěm’blĭj)
A collection of artifacts from a single datable component of an archaeological site. Depending on the site and culture, an assemblage may be associated with a single limited activity, as with stone tools found at a butchering site, or may reflect a broad range of cultural life, as with artifacts found in a communal living site.

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