The Archaeologist's Laboratory The Analysis of Archaeological Evidence /

This second edition of the classic textbook, The Archaeologist’s Laboratory, is a substantially revised work that offers updated information on the archaeological work that follows fieldwork, such as the processing and analysis of artifacts and other evidence. An overarching theme of this edition is...

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Main Author: Banning, Edward B. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:2nd ed. 2020.
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
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Online Access:Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • About the Book
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Author
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 1. What are Data? Measurements and Errors
  • Chapter 2. Summarizing Data: Descriptive Statistics
  • Chapter 3. Systematics: Classification and Grouping
  • Chapter 4. Compilations: Designing and Using Archaeological Databases
  • Chapter 5. Visualizing Archaeological Data
  • Chapter 6. Research Design and Sampling
  • Chapter 7. Counting Things: Abundance and Other Quantitative Measures
  • Chapter 8. Probability, Modelling, and Statistical Inference
  • Chapter 9. Basic Artifact Conservation and Lab Management
  • Chapter 10. Laboratory Health and Safety
  • Part 2: Introduction
  • Chapter 11. Stone Artifacts
  • Chapter 12. Ceramic Artifacts
  • Chapter 13. Metal Artifacts
  • Chapter 14. Bone and Shell Tools
  • Chapter 15. Archaeological Animal Remains
  • Chapter 16. Archaeological Plant Remains
  • Chapter 17. Soils, Sediments, and Geoarchaeology
  • Chapter 18. Seriation
  • Chapter 19. Stratigraphy
  • Chapter 20. Chronometric Dating
  • Chapter 21. Archaeological Illustration and Publication
  • Index.