Journal articles: 'Quantitative Archaeology'

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Andrews, Brian N. "Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology." Lithic Technology 38, no. 2 (July 2013): 124–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0197726113z.0000000009.

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Ammerman, Albert J. "Taking Stock of Quantitative Archaeology." Annual Review of Anthropology 21, no. 1 (October 1992): 231–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.an.21.100192.001311.

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Lockyear, Kris. "Strategies for quantitative research: archaeology by numbers." Archaeological Journal 178, no. 2 (February 10, 2021): 401–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00665983.2021.1836873.

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Clark, Laura Kelly, Tyler B. Smith, and Samantha R. Seals. "Participatory Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Based Programming to Empower Communities: A Quantitative Analysis." AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology 9, no. 1 (May 21, 2020): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.23914/ap.v9i1.233.

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A survey conducted at six Florida regions examines participants’ perceptions of public archaeology outreach programs on cultural heritage preservation. The findings for participants’ perceptions showed that the Florida Public Archaeology Network is reaching the organizational goal in creating appreciation and awareness for cultural heritage. Statistical analysis demonstrated a correlation between the programs being educational and changing participants’ perceptions in archaeology, and participants’ perceptions being changed and creating a love for cultural heritage and archaeology. These responses will information how public archaeology programs are impacting Florida’s cultural heritage through citizen science programs focused on preserving the past.

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Voss, Barbara L. "Documenting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology: A Review and Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Studies." American Antiquity 86, no. 2 (March 30, 2021): 244–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aaq.2020.118.

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This article is the first of a two-part series to analyze current research on harassment in archaeology. Harassment has shaped the discipline of archaeology since at least the late 1800s. Since the 1970s, harassment has been recognized as a significant factor impacting gender equity in archaeology. Recent qualitative and quantitative research has verified that harassment occurs at epidemic rates in archaeology. Archaeologists are primarily harassed by other archaeologists, and harassment occurs not only in field research settings but also in classrooms, laboratories, museums, office workplaces, and conferences. Although women in archaeology experience a higher frequency of harassment, both men and women report harassment at disturbingly high rates. Archaeologists of color, LGBTQIA+ archaeologists, nonbinary archaeologists, and archaeologists with disabilities are also disproportionately harassed. As reflected in the author's own career experiences, harassment creates a cognitive burden for survivors and reduces access to professional opportunities, directly impacting diversity within archaeology. Fortunately, there are evidence-based interventions and policies that can reduce harassment and support survivors. These are discussed in the second article, “Disrupting Cultures of Harassment in Archaeology.”

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Wesolowsky, Al B., and Edward R. Tufte. "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information." Journal of Field Archaeology 19, no. 1 (1992): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/530384.

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Efferson, Charles, Masanori Takezawa, and Richard McElreath. "New Methods in Quantitative Ethnography." Current Anthropology 48, no. 6 (December 2007): 912–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/523016.

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Lycett, Stephen J., and Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel. "Toward a “Quantitative Genetic” Approach to Lithic Variation." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 22, no. 2 (December 14, 2013): 646–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10816-013-9200-9.

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Redin, Lars. "Some Remarks on Historical Archaeology in Sweden between 1986 and 1990 Based on "Nordic Archaeological Abstracts"." Current Swedish Archaeology 3, no. 1 (December 28, 1995): 85–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.37718/csa.1995.06.

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This study of Medieval Archaeology presents a quantitative survey of publications as they appear in NAA 1986 to 1990.The survey indicates a shift of interest in those years from urban archaeology to other areas, i. e. castles, iron production and in some sense rural activities. A significant growth of interest in theory and methods can be detected which could be considered as a sign of maturity of Medieval Archaeology in Sweden. The status of Medieval Archaeology in the research society is discussed and is considered to be quite low. It is suggested that the reason for this is the fact that the subject has a rather vague identity.

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Rockwell, Heather. "Strategies for Quantitative Research: Archaeology by Numbers by Grant S McCall." North American Archaeologist 40, no. 1 (January 2019): 49–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0197693118825419.

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Cowgill, George L. ": Quantitative Research in Archaeology: Progress and Prospects . Mark S. Aldenderfer." American Anthropologist 90, no. 4 (December 1988): 1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00910.

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Gamble, Clive. "Quantitative zoo archaeology: Topics in the analysis of archaeological faunas." Journal of Archaeological Science 12, no. 5 (September 1985): 403–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-4403(85)90072-x.

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Anderson, James C., M. K. Thornton, and R. L. Thornton. "Julio-Claudian Building Programs: A Quantitative Study in Political Management." American Journal of Archaeology 94, no. 3 (July 1990): 515. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/505829.

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Ricci, Giovanni, and Nicola Terrenato. "Ideological Biases in the Urban Archaeology of Rome: A Quantitative Approach." Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, no. 1998 (April 16, 1999): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.16995/trac1998_163_171.

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Aldenderfer, Mark. "Quantitative methods in archaeology: A review of recent trends and developments." Journal of Archaeological Research 6, no. 2 (June 1998): 91–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02446161.

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Ringstedt, Nils. "The Birka Chamber-Graves- Economic and Social Aspects A quantitative analysis." Current Swedish Archaeology 5, no. 1 (June 10, 2021): 127–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.37718/csa.1997.09.

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Social and economic aspects of the Birka chamber-graves are presented, based on a statistical analysis. An economic differentiation between the chamber-graves is discerned by virtue of estimates of e. g. grave values. The "upper-class people" in chamber-graves apparently can be divided into various levels. There are, however, chambers with low values but which signal social status by their construction. Of interest is the high ranking of some female graves as to wealth and to complexity of grave goods. It is not possible to prove that the graves were intended for foreigners. The chamber-graves at Birka were constructed during a brief period in the 9th and 10th centuries, and should be seen as an ancient international tradition to enhance the status of the leading class - an archaic element connected with periods of incipient urbanization and state formation.

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Chase, Philip G. "Whole Vessels and Sherds: An Experimental Investigation of Their Quantitative Relationships." Journal of Field Archaeology 12, no. 2 (1985): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/530292.

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Jennbert, Kristina. "Bronze Age Research in the Late 1980s." Current Swedish Archaeology 3, no. 1 (December 28, 1995): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.37718/csa.1995.03.

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A selective overview of Swedish Bronze Age research during the late 1980s is presented. The dominant topics were settlement archaeology, spatial analysis, bronze metalwork and rock art with local or regional perspectives. Both generalistic and particularistic approaches are notable with the use of quantitative and qualitative methods in a search of comprehensive views for Bronze Age societies.

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Ossa, Alanna, Michael E. Smith, and José Lobo. "THE SIZE OF PLAZAS IN MESOAMERICAN CITIES AND TOWNS: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS." Latin American Antiquity 28, no. 4 (October 10, 2017): 457–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/laq.2017.49.

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We present quantitative data on population size and plaza area in three groups of ancient Mesoamerican settlements: a sample of 30 Late Postclassic cities and towns from throughout Mesoamerica and two regional settlement systems from the Classic period, including south-central Veracruz (the Mixtequilla) and the Palenque region. Plaza size scales with population in a sublinear relationship in all three groups, meaning that larger settlements had considerably less plaza area per capita than smaller settlements. These results suggest that the currently popular interpretation drawn from Classic Maya archaeology that plazas were places designed to hold the entire urban population for passive viewing of spectacles may be incomplete. We argue that the observed quantitative relationships between population and plaza area support the notion that plazas were designed to be used for a variety of purposes—including several types of ceremonies and marketplaces—held at different times following a regular schedule.

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Ocampo, S. B., J. E. Dipierri, and A. J. Marcellino. "Les dermatoglyphes des Matacos : analyse qualitative et quantitative." Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris 5, no. 3 (1988): 199–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/bmsap.1988.1673.

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Bard, Kathryn. "A Quantitative Analysis of the Predynastic Burials in Armant Cemetery 1400-1500." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 74 (1988): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3821746.

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Bard, Kathryn. "A Quantitative Analysis of the Predynastic Burials in Armant Cemetery 1400–1500." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 74, no. 1 (August 1988): 39–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030751338807400105.

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Cemetery 1400–1500 at Armant, excavated by Mond and Myers in the 1930s, is the best-recorded Predynastic cemetery in Egypt. With burials dating to Nagada I, II, and III, the cemetery provides data for a crucial period of social evolution in Egypt. Quantitative methods of analysis show that both mean grave size and mean number of grave goods increase through time. Although clusters of graves show differentiation into two basic hierarchies of grave types, there is a lack of overall complexity in the Armant burials, probably indicative of a society which was not very stratified.

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Lass, Egon H. E. "Quantitative Studies in Flotation at Ashkelon, 1986 to 1988." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 294 (May 1994): 23–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1357152.

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Piro, S., P. Mauriello, and F. Cammarano. "Quantitative integration of geophysical methods for archaeological prospection." Archaeological Prospection 7, no. 4 (2000): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1099-0763(200012)7:4<203::aid-arp133>3.0.co;2-t.

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Ward, I., K. Merigot, and B. I. A. McInnes. "Application of Quantitative Mineralogical Analysis in Archaeological Micromorphology: a Case Study from Barrow Is., Western Australia." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 25, no. 1 (March 28, 2017): 45–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10816-017-9330-6.

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Wilczak, Cynthia A. "Consideration of sexual dimorphism, age, and asymmetry in quantitative measurements of muscle insertion sites." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 8, no. 5 (September 1998): 311–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(1998090)8:5<311::aid-oa443>3.0.co;2-e.

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Abuamoud, Ismaiel, and Maxwell Saltman. "The Sustainable Management of Cultural Heritage Sites: Tourism and the Politics of Archaeology at Petra." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 9, no. 4 (July 10, 2020): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2020-0060.

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Jordan is a country rich with history, both modern and ancient, and its ancient past is best reflected by the thousands of archaeological sites peppered within its borders. Tourists travel from all over the world to visit Jordan and see its antiquities first-hand, contributing significantly to the ever-important Jordanian tourism industry. The interaction between tourism and archaeology is such that the two subjects share a department at the University of Jordan and a ministry in the Jordanian government. This study explores the political relationship between tourism and archaeology through the lens of Jordan’s largest tourist attraction, the ancient city of Petra. In particular, the study asks how archaeologists and tourism experts evaluate the management plans of Petra, whether these two groups find themselves in conflict or not, and whether the relationship between tourism and archaeology has squandered the many attempts at implementing a management plan at the Petra site. This study used both qualitative data in the form of interviews with academics, businesspeople, and government officials, and quantitative data in the form of a survey of faculty at the University of Jordan. The result revealed that respondents are split between those who think tourism and archaeology are destined to clash, and those who think that archaeology should adapt to the needs of tourism.

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Kuna, Martin, Roman Křivánek, Ondřej Chvojka, and Tereza Šálková. "A quantitative approach to magnetometer survey data: The case of the Late Bronze Age site of Březnice." Journal of Archaeological Science 126 (February 2021): 105298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105298.

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Galeazzi, Fabrizio, Holley Moyes, and Mark Aldenderfer. "Defining Best 3D Practices in Archaeology." Advances in Archaeological Practice 2, no. 4 (November 2014): 353–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.7183/2326-3768.2.4.353.

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AbstractThis research aims to investigate the potential use of three-dimensional (3D) technologies for the analysis and interpretation of heritage sites. This article uses different 3D survey technologies to find the most appropriate methods to document archaeological stratigraphy, based on diverse environmental conditions, light exposures, and varied surfaces. The use of 3D laser scanners and dense stereo matching (DSM) techniques is now well established in archaeology. However, no convincing comparisons between those techniques have been presented. This research fills this gap to provide an accurate data assessment for the Las Cuevas site (Belize) and represents a starting point for the definition of a sharable methodology. Tests in Las Cuevas were conducted to compare both accuracy and density reliability in cave environments using two different techniques: triangulation light laser scanner and DSM. This study finds that DSM is the most economical, portable, and flexible approach for the 3D documentation of archaeological sites today. In fact, DSM allows the 3D documentation process to be done more efficiently, reducing both data acquisition and processing time. Nonetheless, the quantitative comparison presented in this paper underscores the need to integrate this technique with other technologies when the data acquisition of micro-stratigraphy is required.

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Saragusti, I., I. Sharon, O. Katzenelson, and D. Avnir. "Quantitative Analysis of the Symmetry of Artefacts: Lower Paleolithic Handaxes." Journal of Archaeological Science 25, no. 8 (August 1998): 817–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1997.0265.

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Johnson, Phyllis S. "Examining Gender Disparities in Computational Archaeology Publications: A Case Study in the Journal of Computational Applications in Archaeology and the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference Proceedings." Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology 5, no. 1 (2022): 140–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.84.

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Smith, Neil G., Avshalom Karasik, Tejaswini Narayanan, Eric S. Olson, Uzy Smilansky, and Thomas E. Levy. "The Pottery Informatics Query Database: A New Method for Mathematic and Quantitative Analyses of Large Regional Ceramic Datasets." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 21, no. 1 (September 23, 2012): 212–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10816-012-9148-1.

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Graves McEwan, Dorothy, and Kirsty Millican. "In Search of the Middle Ground: Quantitative Spatial Techniques and Experiential Theory in Archaeology." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 19, no. 4 (October 12, 2012): 491–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10816-012-9155-2.

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Romanowska, Iza, Stefani A. Crabtree, Kathryn Harris, and Benjamin Davies. "Agent-Based Modeling for Archaeologists: Part 1 of 3." Advances in Archaeological Practice 7, no. 2 (May 2019): 178–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aap.2019.6.

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ABSTRACTFormal models of past human societies informed by archaeological research have a high potential for shaping some of the most topical current debates. Agent-based models, which emphasize how actions by individuals combine to produce global patterns, provide a convenient framework for developing quantitative models of historical social processes. However, being derived from computer science, the method remains largely specialized in archaeology. In this paper and the associated tutorial, we provide a jargon-free introduction to the technique, its potential and limits as well as its diverse applications in archaeology and beyond. We discuss the epistemological rationale of using computational modeling and simulation, classify types of models, and give an overview of the main concepts behind agent-based modeling.

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Everill, Paul, Nikoloz Murgulia, Richard Bennett, Davit Lomitashvili, and Karen Burnell. "Authentic and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past for Veterans at Nokalakevi, Georgia, and on Breaking Ground Heritage Projects in the UK." Arheologia, no. 2 (June 28, 2022): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/arheologia2022.02.053.

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This article presents a study of the value of archaeological excavation as a non-medical intervention to support mental health and wellbeing among military veterans. Beginning by discussing quantitative psychological data that shows that it is effective, the article considers qualitative data from UK, Georgian, and Ukrainian veterans to begin establishing “how” archaeology is effective.

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Wang, Jin, Wei Qian, Haixiao Liu, and Kunzhang Ji. "Quantitative analysis of pottery from the Tianma-Qucun site based on 3D scanning and computer technology." Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 11, no. 10 (July 25, 2019): 5645–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00900-w.

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Freestone, I. C., and A. P. Middleton. "Mineralogical applications of the analytical SEM in archaeology." Mineralogical Magazine 51, no. 359 (March 1987): 21–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1987.051.359.03.

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AbstractThe modern analytical SEM, which can provide high-quality imaging facilities together with quantitative elemental analysis using an energy-dispersive spectrometer, is finding wide application in the investigation of archaeological problems. Many of these investigations involve the study of silicate and carbonate-based artefacts which may be relatively unmodified from their original geological parent raw materials so that mineralogically based interpretations are often appropriate. In this paper we present a series of examples illustrating the role of the analytical SEM in the mineralogical investigation of archaeological problems, including the characterization and provenancing of geological raw materials, the elucidation of the processes used to transform those raw materials into useful objects and the recognition and characterization of changes which archaeological artefacts may have undergone during burial or during storage.

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Adderley, W. Paul, Ian A. Simpson, and Donald A. Davidson. "Historic landscape management: a validation of quantitative soil thin-section analyses." Journal of Archaeological Science 33, no. 3 (March 2006): 320–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.016.

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SCHMID, J., M. AMBÜHL, D. DECROUEZ, S. MÜLLER, and K. RAMSEYER. "A QUANTITATIVE FABRIC ANALYSIS APPROACH TO THE DISCRIMINATION OF WHITE MARBLES." Archaeometry 41, no. 2 (August 1999): 239–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.1999.tb00980.x.

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Semal, Patrick, and Rosine Orban. "Collagen Extraction from Recent and Fossil Bones: Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects." Journal of Archaeological Science 22, no. 4 (July 1995): 463–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1995.0045.

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Dittrich, G., and U. Koppelt. "Quantitative interpretation of magnetic data over settlement structures by inverse modelling." Archaeological Prospection 4, no. 4 (December 1997): 165–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-0763(199712)4:4<165::aid-arp88>3.0.co;2-s.

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Esquivel Sánchez, Francisco Javier. "Caracterización estadística y registro de la terra sigillata hispánica a partir de restos de un vertedero del alfar romano de Isturgi (Los Villares de Andújar, Jaén)." SPAL. Revista de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Sevilla 1, no. 28 (2019): 173–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/spal.2019.i28.08.

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Blondiaux, J., C. A. Baud, N. Boscher-barré, C. Dardenne, N. Deschamps, P. Trocellier, and L. Buchet. "Trace elements in palaeopathology: Quantitative analysis of a case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy by instrumental neutron activation analysis." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 2, no. 3 (September 1992): 241–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.1390020308.

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Parker, Bradley J., and Jason R. Kennedy. "A Quantitative Attribute Analysis of the Ubaid-Period Ceramic Corpus from Kenan Tepe." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 358 (May 2010): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/basor25741804.

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Lazzari, V., and F. Guy. "Quantitative three-dimensional topography in taxonomy applied to the dental morphology of catarrhines." BMSAP 26, no. 3-4 (April 11, 2014): 140–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13219-014-0099-9.

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Smith, Michael E., Oralia Cabrera Cortés, Karen D. Cowgill, Keith W. Kintigh, Deborah L. Nichols, Ian G. Robertson, and Barbara L. Stark. "George L. Cowgill, December 19, 1929–July 31, 2018." Ancient Mesoamerica 31, no. 3 (2020): 377–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956536120000449.

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AbstractGeorge L. Cowgill had a major influence on the study of the ancient city of Teotihuacan and the development and promotion of quantitative methods in archaeology. His wit, teaching, and research influenced many in the profession. We draw on two published autobiographical works (Cowgill 2008a, 2013a), some unpublished autobiographical notes (Cowgill 1983), his many publications, and our own associations with George.

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Schlanger, Nathan. "Understanding Levallois: Lithic Technology and Cognitive Archaeology." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 6, no. 2 (October 1996): 231–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959774300001724.

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The Levallois technique has attracted much ‘cognitive’ attention in the past decades. Many archaeologists argue that both the products and the procedure of this Palaeolithic technique have been clearly predetermined by the prehistoric flintknappers. Attempts have recently been made to challenge this notion of predetermination by reference to raw material and ‘technological’ constraints. The aim of this article is to assess the grounds on which these claims have been advanced, and then work towards a better establishment of the cognitive implications of Levallois manufacture. Latest developments in the technological understanding of Levallois are presented in their context, and then put to work through a detailed case study: the analysis, in quantitative and qualitative terms, of a comprehensively refitted Levallois core from the 250,000 year-old site of Maastricht Belvédère, in the Netherlands. By reconstructing and following the sequence of work on this highly productive core, it can be shown that its knapping did not simply entail the execution of a pre-set program, nor did it respond in an adventitious manner to external constraints. Rather, it is argued that the course of action was a structured and goal-oriented one, a generative interplay between the mental and material activities of the ancient flintknapper.

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Pruvost, Mélanie, and Eva-Maria Geigl. "Real-time quantitative PCR to assess the authenticity of ancient DNA amplification." Journal of Archaeological Science 31, no. 9 (September 2004): 1191–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2002.05.002.

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Gonzalez-Reimers, E., J. Velasco-Vázquez, M. Arnay-de-la-Rosa, and M. Machado-Calvo. "Quantitative computerized tomography for the diagnosis of osteopenia in prehistoric skeletal remains." Journal of Archaeological Science 34, no. 4 (April 2007): 554–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2006.06.004.

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Mödlinger, Marianne, Maikel H. G. Kuijpers, Dennis Braekmans, and Daniel Berger. "Quantitative comparisons of the color of CuAs, CuSn, CuNi, and CuSb alloys." Journal of Archaeological Science 88 (December 2017): 14–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2017.09.001.

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