The archaeologist's laboratory : the analysis of archaeological data
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The archaeologist's laboratory : the analysis of archaeological data
(Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology)
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2000
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text reviews the theory, concepts, and basic methods involved in archaeological analysis with the aim of familiarizing both students and professionals with its underlying principles. Topics covered include the nature and presentation of data; database and research design; sampling and quantification; analyzing lithics, pottery, faunal, and botanical remains; interpreting dates; and archaeological illustration. A glossary of key terms completes the book.
Table of Contents
Preface.- Introduction.- What Are Data?- Systematics, Compilations, and Database Design.- Research Design and Sampling.- Quantification: Abundance and Other Measures in Archaeology.- Probability and Testing Statistical Hypotheses.- Basic Artifact Conservation.- Analysing Lithics.- Analysing Pottery.- Analysing Osteological and Other Faunal Remains.- Analysing Plant Remains.- Soils, Sediments, and Geomorphology.- Seriation.- Stratigraphy.- Interpreting Radiocarbon Dates.- Archaeological Illustration.- Glossary.- Index
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