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1. Boundary Demarcation

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   The Epigraphy of Absence
   A specialized, though rarely utilized, method involves 'demarcation by absence' (or epigraphia vacua). This technique is employed when physical markers are deemed likely to provoke conflict or when the border is intended to be fundamentally conceptual. Instead of placing a stone, the surveyors systematically remove all signs of previous human habitation or natural markers (such as unusually shaped rocks or historically significant trees) from a narrow corridor along the intended line. The …