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Intra-site Spatial Analysis in Ethnoarchaeology

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  • Carla Lancelotti
  • Joan Negre Pérez
  • Jonàs Alcaina-Mateos
  • Francesco Carrer

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The interpretative power of quantitative intra-site spatial analysis has long been recognised by archaeologists. On the contrary, very few ethnoarchaeological works have engaged with the statistical analysis of intra-site pattern of artefacts and ecofacts. Nonetheless, ethnoarchaeology is uniquely placed to guide and assist in the identification of sound techniques and in the development of the methodology of analysis. The possibility to directly connect the distribution of the proxies under study with the activity that generated such distribution, provide the means of fine-tuning the tools we use for identifying these patterns in the archaeological record. As a consequence, archaeological methodology and interpretation both benefit from the application of improved methodologies. In this paper we review some of the most common techniques used to analyse activity areas and we provide examples of the application of such techniques to ethnoarchaeological contexts. The aim is to assess how archaeology can benefit from the intra-site spatial analysis of ethnoarchaeological contexts.

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  • Carla Lancelotti & Joan Negre Pérez & Jonàs Alcaina-Mateos & Francesco Carrer, 2017. "Intra-site Spatial Analysis in Ethnoarchaeology," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 354-364, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:22:y:2017:i:4:p:354-364
    DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2017.1299908
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    1. Stefano Biagetti & Debora Zurro & Jonas Alcaina-Mateos & Eugenio Bortolini & Marco Madella, 2021. "Quantitative Analysis of Drought Management Strategies across Ethnographically-Researched African Societies: A Pilot Study," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-15, October.

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