Method and theory of archaeological spatio-temporal analysis
Much has been written about spatial analysis, temporal analysis and spatio-temporal analysis of archaeological material. The methods and theories of spatial analysis are a well trodden path, with considerable literature. The methods and theories of temporal analysis are less copious, although there is still a not insignificant quantity of research, weighted slightly more toward the theory than the method. Spatio-temporal analysis can not stake a claim in both of these traditions, it is not the union, but the intersection. Such analysis is required to consider both the spatial and the temporal dimension of the material being analysed. This thesis evaluates the status quo of the methods and theories of spatio-temporal analysis. It examines current approaches to spatio-temporal analysis through the essential components of theory, method and tools. Following this are two case studies, of very different scales of data set and analysis, drawing on different intellectual traditions within archaeology. The first study, of Hambledon Hill, demonstrates the application of spatio-temporal analysis to a single site, by enhancing the bayesian modelling of the dates. The second study, of the spread of the Neolithic across
Cowie, Douglas James
Method and theory of archaeological spatio-temporal analysis. Much has been written about spatial analysis, temporal analysis and spatio-temporal analysis of archaeological material. The methods and theories of spatial analysis are a well trodden path, with considerable literature. The methods and theories of temporal analysis are less copious, although there is still a not insignificant quantity of research, weighted slightly more toward the theory than the method. Spatio-temporal analysis can not stake a claim in both of these traditions, it is not the union, but the intersection. Such analysis is required to consider both the spatial and the temporal dimension of the material being analysed. This thesis evaluates the status quo of the methods and theories of spatio-temporal analysis. It examines current approaches to spatio-temporal analysis through the essential components of theory, method and tools. Following this are two case studies, of very different scales of data set and analysis, drawing on different intellectual traditions within archaeology. The first study, of Hambledon Hill, demonstrates the application of spatio-temporal analysis to a single site, by enhancing the bayesian modelling of the dates. The second study, of the spread of the Neolithic across
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