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Intra-site Spatial Analysis in Ethnoarchaeology

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Abstract

© Association for Environmental Archaeology 2017 The interpretative power of quantitative intra-site spatial analysis has long been recognised by archaeologists. On the contrary, very few ethnoarchaeological works have engaged with the statistical analysis of intra-site pattern of artefacts and ecofacts. Nonetheless, ethnoarchaeology is uniquely placed to guide and assist in the identification of sound techniques and in the development of the methodology of analysis. The possibility to directly connect the distribution of the proxies under study with the activity that generated such distribution, provide the means of fine-tuning the tools we use for identifying these patterns in the archaeological record. As a consequence, archaeological methodology and interpretation both benefit from the application of improved methodologies. In this paper we review some of the most common techniques used to analyse activity areas and we provide examples of the application of such techniques to ethnoarchaeological contexts. The aim is to assess how archaeology can benefit from the intra-site spatial analysis of ethnoarchaeological contexts.

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Author(s): Lancelotti C, Negre Perez J, Alcaina-Mateos J, Carrer F

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Environmental Archaeology

Year: 2017

Volume: 22

Issue: 4

Pages: 354-364

Online publication date: 13/03/2017

Acceptance date: 14/02/2017

ISSN (print): 1461-4103

ISSN (electronic): 1749-6314

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2017.1299908

DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2017.1299908

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