Typometry (archaeology)

For other uses, see Typometry (disambiguation).

Typometry in archaeology is the measurement and analysis of artifacts by various methods with metric measurements including length, width, surface area, cutting planes, hafting axis and others.[1] Typometric data is taken along with other criteria including typological, functional, and stylistic criteria, in examination of archaeological finds.[2] The use of computers and mathematics in archaeology, and in particular of automated statistical analysis, have participated in the development of this field.[3] In 1953, Albert Spaulding published the first statistical method for typometry.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Wm Jack Hranicky Archaeological Concepts, Techniques, and Terminology for American ... 1481751743 - 2013 "Typometry - various methods used to measure and analyze artifacts. These methods use the metric system and assume that measurements reflect (or indicate) structural proofs about a tool. Most typometric methods have a topological perspective of orientation, such as length, width, surface area, cutting planes, hafting axis, etc. "
  2. ↑ Gustaf Sobin Luminous Debris: Reflecting on Vestige in Provence and Languedoc 0520924533 - 2000 -"Typometric, typological, and functional, the criteria for these examinations have grown increasingly exacting."
  3. ↑ Barcelo, Juan A.; Bogdanovic, Igor (8 June 2015). Mathematics and Archaeology. CRC Press. p. 70.
  4. ↑ Djindjian, F. (2015). "Computers and Mathematics in Archaeology, Anatomy of an Ineluctable Success!" (PDF). CAA2014: 21st Century Archaeology–Concepts, Methods and Tools (1-6). Retrieved November 9, 2016.


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