What does "field investigation" mean?

The systematic process of collecting data in order to answer a scientific question.

Field investigation

Common synonyms include: crime scene inquiry, ethnographic study, field study, fieldwork, forensic inquiry, in situ inquiry.

noun

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Noun

1
The systematic process of collecting data in order to answer a scientific question.
2
The study of the traces of human culture at any site by means of surveying, sampling, excavating, or removing the surface or subsurface.
"Field investigation is required..to prove that these valley-bottom villages are, in fact, sited on patches of low terrace."

"Field investigation is required..to prove that these valley-bottom villages are, in fact, sited on patches of low terrace."