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Artifact classification : a conceptual and methodological approach /

"Archaeologists have been developing artifact typologies to understand cultural categories for as long as the discipline has existed. Dwight Read examines these historically through a study of various attempts at pottery typologies. He then offers his own sophisticated methodology for classifyi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Read, Dwight W., 1943-
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007004821.html
  • Historical background
  • Pottery typologies
  • From intuitive to objective classifications
  • Objective classification : goals and problems
  • Artifact measurement
  • Production and categorization sequences
  • Quantitative classification : methodology
  • Patterning based on type frequency counts
  • Style, function, neutral traits, evolution, and classification.