Quantifying archaeology /

This book introduces archaeologists to the most important quantitative methods, from the initial description of archaeological data to techniques of multivariate analysis. These are presented in the context of familiar problems in archaeological practice, an approach designed to illustrate their rel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shennan, Stephen
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press : Academic Press, 1990.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book introduces archaeologists to the most important quantitative methods, from the initial description of archaeological data to techniques of multivariate analysis. These are presented in the context of familiar problems in archaeological practice, an approach designed to illustrate their relevance and to overcome the fear of mathematics from which archaeologists often suffer.
Item Description:Reprinted with minor corrections.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 364 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.
ISBN:9781483295947
148329594X