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Taphonomic modifier correction

A documented adjustment to the raw Megyesi TBS-ADD-PMI estimate to account for identified environmental conditions (climate, soil type, burial, fire, water immersion, scavenging) that shift decomposition rate above or below the Knoxville temperate ARF baseline. Must be reported explicitly with its empirical basis.

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