Quantitative Zooarchaeology
Author | : Donald K. Grayson |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2014-06-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1483299449 |
Quantitative Zooarchaeology
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Author | : Donald K. Grayson |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2014-06-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1483299449 |
Quantitative Zooarchaeology
Author | : Amber VanDerwarker |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2010-01-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1441909354 |
In recent years, scholars have emphasized the need for more holistic subsistence analyses, and collaborative publications towards this endeavor have become more numerous in the literature. However, there are relatively few attempts to qualitatively integrate zooarchaeological (animal) and paleoethnobotanical (plant) data, and even fewer attempts to quantitatively integrate these two types of subsistence evidence. Given the vastly different methods used in recovering and quantifying these data, not to mention their different preservational histories, it is no wonder that so few have undertaken this problem. Integrating Zooarchaeology and Paleoethnobotany takes the lead in tackling this important issue by addressing the methodological limitations of data integration, proposing new methods and innovative ways of using established methods, and highlighting case studies that successfully employ these methods to shed new light on ancient foodways. The volume challenges the perception that plant and animal foodways are distinct and contends that the separation of the analysis of archaeological plant and animal remains sets up a false dichotomy between these portions of the diet. In advocating qualitative and quantitative data integration, the volume establishes a clear set of methods for (1) determining the suitability of data integration in any particular case, and (2) carrying out an integrated qualitative or quantitative approach.
Author | : R. Lee Lyman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2008-03-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1139471120 |
Quantitative Paleozoology describes and illustrates how the remains of long-dead animals recovered from archaeological and paleontological excavations can be studied and analyzed. The methods range from determining how many animals of each species are represented to determining whether one collection consists of more broken and more burned bones than another. All methods are described and illustrated with data from real collections, while numerous graphs illustrate various quantitative properties.
Author | : Grant S. McCall |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2018-02-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 135180295X |
It is little secret that most archaeologists are uneasy with statistics. Thankfully, in the modern world, quantitative analysis has been made immensely easier by statistical software packages. Software now does virtually all our statistical calculations, removing a great burden for researchers. At the same time, since most statistical analysis now takes place through the pushing of buttons in software packages, new problems and dangers have emerged. How does one know which statistical test to use? How can one tell if certain data violate the assumptions of a particular statistical analysis? Rather than focusing on the mathematics of calculation, this concise handbook selects appropriate forms of analysis and explains the assumptions that underlie them. It deals with fundamental issues, such as what kinds of data are common in the field of archaeology and what are the goals of various forms of analysis. This accessible textbook lends a refreshing playfulness to an often-humorless subject and will be enjoyed by students and professionals alike.
Author | : Diane Gifford-Gonzalez |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 611 |
Release | : 2018-04-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3319656821 |
This volume is a comprehensive, critical introduction to vertebrate zooarchaeology, the field that explores the history of human relations with animals from the Pliocene to the Industrial Revolution. The book is organized into five sections, each with an introduction, that leads the reader systematically through this swiftly expanding field. Section One presents a general introduction to zooarchaeology, key definitions, and an historical survey of the emergence of zooarchaeology in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and introduces the conceptual approach taken in the book. This volume is designed to allow readers to integrate data from the book along with that acquired elsewhere within a coherent analytical framework. Most of its chapters take the form of critical “review articles,” providing a portal into both the classic and current literature and contextualizing these with original commentary. Summaries of findings are enhanced by profuse illustrations by the author and others.
Author | : Todd L. VanPool |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2011-01-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1444390171 |
Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology introduces the application of quantitative methods in archaeology. It outlines conceptual and statistical principles, illustrates their application, and provides problem sets for practice. Discusses both methodological frameworks and quantitative methods of archaeological analysis Presents statistical material in a clear and straightforward manner ideal for students and professionals in the field Includes illustrative problem sets and practice exercises in each chapter that reinforce practical application of quantitative analysis
Author | : Umberto Albarella |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 865 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199686475 |
Animals have played a fundamental role in shaping human history, and the study of their remains from archaeological sites - zooarchaeology - has gradually been emerging as a powerful discipline and crucible for forging an understanding of our past. This Handbook offers a cutting-edge, global compendium of zooarchaeology that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in past human cultures. Case studies from across five continents explore ahuge range of human-animal interactions from an array of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts, and also illuminate the many approaches and methods adopted by different schools and traditions instudying these relationships.
Author | : Christina M. Giovas |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2017-11-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3319647636 |
Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in archaeofaunal analysis. Through case studies, historical accounts, and technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation are shaped by its methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varying levels of investigation. Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse datasets, providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and emerging areas of methodological concern. Readers, from specialists to students, will gain an extensive, sophisticated look at important disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke critical reflection on the nature and importance of sound methodology. With implications for how archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broader relevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, Zooarchaeology in Practice makes an enduring contribution to the methodological advancement of the discipline.
Author | : Mark S. Aldenderfer |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1987-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Papers presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology held in Denver in 1985.
Author | : Mark Q. Sutton |
Publisher | : Kendall Hunt |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780787281533 |