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provenance
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provenance (chiefly US), provenience
a place of origin, esp that of a work of art or archaeological specimen

provenance [′präv·ə·nəns]
(geology)
The location, topography, and composition of the source area for any sedimentary rock. Also known as source area; sourceland.


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The appended document on how to squat shouldn't be offered as a practical guide due to its amalgam of provenances, but it does give non-squatters a sense of the steps some homeless people are willing and able to organize in order to provide themselves with independent shelter.
Drawing on a multiplicity of ideological provenances and historical documents,
According to an April 27, 2003, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, Pearlstein has argued on behalf of Frederick Schultz, described as an expert on antiquities who also smuggled stolen artifacts and created false provenances for the items.
 
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