Bibliograph

Sampling in archaeology, Clive Orton ; illustration by Gillie Newman

Type

Label

Sampling in archaeology, Clive Orton ; illustration by Gillie Newman

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sampling in archaeology

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

817914212

Responsibility statement

Clive Orton ; illustration by Gillie Newman

Series statement

Cambridge manuals in archeologyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

The first overview of sampling for archaeologists for over twenty years, this manual offers a comprehensive account of the applications of statistical sampling theory which are essential to modern archaeological practice at a range of scales, from the regional to the microscopic. Bringing archaeologists up to date with an aspect of their work which is often misunderstood, it includes a discussion of the relevance of sampling theory to archaeological interpretation, and considers its fundamental place in fieldwork and post-excavation study. It demonstrates the vast range of techniques that are available, only some of which are widely used by archaeologists. A section on statistical theory also reviews latest developments in the field, and the formal mathematics is available in an appendix, cross-referenced with the main text.--, Provided by publisher

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