Additional statistical and graphical methods for analyzing site formation processes using artifact orientations.

ABSTRACT: The 3D orientation of clasts within a deposit are known to be informative on processes that formed that deposit. In archaeological sites, a portion of the clasts in the deposit are introduced by non-geological processes, and these are typically systematically recorded in archaeological excavations with total stations. By recording a second point on elongated clasts it is possible to quickly and precisely capture their orientation. The statistical and graphical techniques for analyzing these data are well published, and there is a growing set of actualistic and archaeological comparative data to help with the interpretation of the documented patterns. This paper advances this area of research in presenting methods to address some shortcomings in current methodologies. First, a method for ca

SUBMITTER: McPherron SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749765 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature