Explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies and the implications of these discoveries.
This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locatio
Von den Driesch's handbook is the standard tool used by faunal analysts working on animal and bird assemblages from around the world. Developed for the instruct
Combining historical research with a lucid explication of archaeological methodology and reasoning, Measuring Time with Artifacts examines the origins and chang
This book introduces archaeologists to the most important quantitative methods, from the initial description of archaeological data to techniques of multivariat