Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology

VanPool, Todd L.; Leonard, Robert D.

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“…The absence of discussion of software in the key texts on statistics and archaeology (VanPool & Leonard, 2010) is also a contributing factor. This contrasts with other fields that where statistical methods and the computational tools to implement them are often described together (Buffalo, 2015;S.…”

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Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

Marwick¹

2017

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The use of computers and complex software is pervasive in archaeology, yet their role in the analytical pipeline is rarely exposed for other researchers to inspect or reuse. This limits the progress of archaeology because researchers cannot easily reproduce each other's work to verify or extend it. Four general principles of reproducible research that have emerged in other fields are presented. An archaeological case study is described that shows how each principle can be implemented using freely available software. The costs and benefits of implementing reproducible research are assessed. The primary benefit, of sharing data in particular, is increased impact via an increased number of citations. The primary cost is the additional time required to enhance reproducibility, although the exact amount is difficult to quantify. bmarwick@uw.edu AbstractThe use of computers and complex software is pervasive in archaeology, yet their role in the analytical pipeline is rarely exposed for other researchers to inspect or reuse. This limits the progress of archaeology because researchers cannot easily reproduce each other's work to verify or extend it. Four general principles of reproducible research that have emerged in other fields are presented. An archaeological case study is described that shows how each principle can be implemented using freely available software. The costs and benefits of implementing reproducible research are assessed. The primary benefit, of sharing data in particular, is increased impact via an increased number of citations. The primary cost is the additional time required to enhance reproducibility, although the exact amount is difficult to quantify.

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Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

Marwick¹

2017

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“…Dentro de la estadística no paramétrica, el test de Kruskal-Wallis es una alternativa al ANOVA, mientras que el test de dos muestras de Wilcoxon lo es para el t de Student. Estos dos métodos son comúnmente usados por arqueólogos y han probado ser herramientas cuantitativas robustas, útiles y comparativamente fáciles de computar e interpretar (vanPool & Leonard, 2011).…”

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Análisis distribucional de las estatuillas incaicas encontradas en el volcán Llullaillaco

Mignone¹

2017

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“…Validity refers to the consistency between the research interest and unit of measurement (Ramenofsky and Steffen, 1998). In other words, what you measure must be what you are interested in (Nance, 1987;VanPool and Leonard, 2011). In the study of OHD, validity is the correspondence between measured rim thickness and site date.…”

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The significance of obsidian hydration dating in assessing the integrity of Holocene midden, Hokkaido, northern Japan

Nakazawa

2016

Quaternary International

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Since its novel invention in 1960, obsidian hydration dating is now recognized as the chronometric method to give dates of archaeological sites, based on measurements of hydration rim thickness. Contrary to the increased awareness of various factors that affect hydration rates and reliability in measurements, the question whether and the extent to which the validity in the rim thickness measurements corresponds to the interested event has been less discussed. Here, validity of obsidian hydration dates that designate event of human site occupations is discussed in terms of site integrity of the Early Jomon midden in the Holocene site of Ocharasenai (OCH), Hokkaido, northern Japan. Expected integrity of the midden evidently left by prehistoric hunter-gatherers is tested through a comparison of microscopically-measured average rim thicknesses between the primarily extracted specimens and those chosen after assessing the validity.No statistical difference in estimated hydration dates between these two groups supports high integrity of the midden. The estimated date for the Early Jomon occupation at the OCH is 4388-4942 BP, fallen into the end of Middle Holocene. Results of the present examination indicate that obsidian hydration dating will aid to understand site formation processes.

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Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology

Cited by 56 publications

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Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

Computational reproducibility in archaeological research: Basic principles and a case study of their implementation

Análisis distribucional de las estatuillas incaicas encontradas en el volcán Llullaillaco

The significance of obsidian hydration dating in assessing the integrity of Holocene midden, Hokkaido, northern Japan

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