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Side-scan sonarMapping the sea floor by sweeping it with sound from a towed instrument.
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SteganographyHiding a message so that nobody knows there is one, as distinct from making it unreadable.
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StratigraphyReading the order of events from the order of the layers in the ground.
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SyllabaryA writing system whose signs stand for syllables rather than single sounds.