A cultural layer is the evidence created by humans at a place of their settlement over a distinct period of time, along with the contribution of various natural processes.
A cultural layer might include remnants of housing structures and farming, tools, ceramics, or other indicators of ritual.
[2] Cultural layer in an archaeological dig is the substantial holder and keeper of the information on a history of human activities, interactions and mutual influence of a nature and a society.
Due to joint efforts of archeologists and geologists, the most investigated are the Cultural Layer of the late Paleolithic sites.
The thickest Cultural Layer of the long-term settlements (tels, villages) includes soil horizons or profiles, which indicate the restoration of the natural soil-forming process.