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Unit issues in archaeology : measuring time, space, and material / edited by Ann F. Ramenofsky and Anastasia Steffen.

Συντελεστής(ές): Τύπος υλικού: ΚείμενοΚείμενοΣειρά: Foundations of archaeological inquiryΛεπτομέρειες δημοσίευσης: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, �1998.Περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xiii, 245 pages) : illustrationsΤύπος περιεχομένου:
  • text
Τύπος υλικού:
  • computer
Τύπος φορέα:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585133719
  • 9780585133713
Θέμα(τα): Είδος/Μορφή: Επιπρόσθετες φυσικές μορφές: Print version:: Unit issues in archaeology.Ταξινόμηση DDC:
  • 930.1/028 21
LOC classification:
  • CC75 .U53 1998eb
Πηγές στο διαδίκτυο:
Περιεχόμενα:
pt. I. Introduction. 1. Units as Tools of Measurement / Ann F. Ramenofsky and Anastasia Steffen -- pt. II. Time. 2. Projectile Point Types as Valid Chronological Units / Charlotte Beck. 3. Testing the Pecos Classification / Heidi E. Reed and John R. Stein. 4. The "Folsom Problem" / Philippe D. LeTourneau. 5. The Illusion of Time / Ann F. Ramenofsky -- pt. III. Space. 6. Regional Scale Processes and Archaeological Landscape Units / LuAnn Wandsnider. 7. On Reliability, Validity, and Scale in Obsidian Sourcing Research / Richard E. Hughes. 8. Units in Chemistry-Based Ceramic Provenance Investigations / Hector Neff -- pt. IV. Material. 9. A View to the Core: Technological Units and Debitage Analysis / Anastasia Steffen, Elizabeth J. Skinner and Peter W. Ainsworth. 10. Ceramic Wares and Types Assessing: H.S. Colton's Ceramic Concepts / Ruth E. Lambert. 11. Theory, Measurement, and Explanation: Variable Shapes in Poverty Point Objects / Christopher Pierce.
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Περίληψη: The relativity of measurement is one of the paradoxes of science. Even as we seek evidence to explain the world around us, the nature of that knowledge depends on our tools. The apparent inconsistency between what we know and how and what we measure points to the importance of scientific method as a bridge between ideas and entities. This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units. Unit Issues in Archaeology discusses how units are defined, described, and evaluated within specified research contexts. Topics include projectile points as chronological markers, the Pecos classification, obsidian and ceramic sourcing, ceramic typology, the "Folsom problem," and landscape-scale units. Throughout the volume, emphasis is placed on the relationship between research goal and measurement. Because research drives the selection and construction of units, units are not treated as unvarying sets of absolutes.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-236) and index.

pt. I. Introduction. 1. Units as Tools of Measurement / Ann F. Ramenofsky and Anastasia Steffen -- pt. II. Time. 2. Projectile Point Types as Valid Chronological Units / Charlotte Beck. 3. Testing the Pecos Classification / Heidi E. Reed and John R. Stein. 4. The "Folsom Problem" / Philippe D. LeTourneau. 5. The Illusion of Time / Ann F. Ramenofsky -- pt. III. Space. 6. Regional Scale Processes and Archaeological Landscape Units / LuAnn Wandsnider. 7. On Reliability, Validity, and Scale in Obsidian Sourcing Research / Richard E. Hughes. 8. Units in Chemistry-Based Ceramic Provenance Investigations / Hector Neff -- pt. IV. Material. 9. A View to the Core: Technological Units and Debitage Analysis / Anastasia Steffen, Elizabeth J. Skinner and Peter W. Ainsworth. 10. Ceramic Wares and Types Assessing: H.S. Colton's Ceramic Concepts / Ruth E. Lambert. 11. Theory, Measurement, and Explanation: Variable Shapes in Poverty Point Objects / Christopher Pierce.

The relativity of measurement is one of the paradoxes of science. Even as we seek evidence to explain the world around us, the nature of that knowledge depends on our tools. The apparent inconsistency between what we know and how and what we measure points to the importance of scientific method as a bridge between ideas and entities. This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units. Unit Issues in Archaeology discusses how units are defined, described, and evaluated within specified research contexts. Topics include projectile points as chronological markers, the Pecos classification, obsidian and ceramic sourcing, ceramic typology, the "Folsom problem," and landscape-scale units. Throughout the volume, emphasis is placed on the relationship between research goal and measurement. Because research drives the selection and construction of units, units are not treated as unvarying sets of absolutes.

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