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Quantifying Diversity in Archaeology
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Quantifying Diversity in Archaeology
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Robert D. Leonard
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Edited by George T. Jones
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Series | New Directions in Archaeology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:172 | Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 210 |
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Category/Genre | Archaeology |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521108508
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Classifications | Dewey:930.1 |
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Audience | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
9 April 2009 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
One of the enduring aims of archaeological research has been to explain why human material culture is so diverse, both across the world and through history. Recognising that diversity exists is not, however, to explain it nor to measure it effectively. The aim of the contributors to Quantifying Diversity in Archaeology is therefore to examine what we mean by diversity, to review the methods of measurement and formulae we an apply and assess the pitfalls that exist. Richness and evenness, the two main components of diversity measures developed in the biological sciences are considered, as are the value of diversity measures in the study of style, ecology, cultural geography and faunal, lithic and spatial analysis. Subsequent papers consider critically why the archaeological remains of particular cultures vary so markedly between sites, localities and regions.
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