Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R

David L. Carlson

ISBN 10: 0521792975 / ISBN 13: 9780521792974

Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2017

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Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips; a crease top to bottom of the front panel and two smaller, fainter creases to the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the back-strip; Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and the noted imperfections. Remains bright and clean. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo (10 x 7 x 0.85 inches) . Profusely illustrated with figures, drawings, tables, graphs, and designs, and figures in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 33 ounces. Paperback. Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R is the first hands-on guide to using the R statistical computing system written specifically for archaeologists. It shows how to use the system to analyze many types of archaeological data. Part I includes tutorials on R, with applications to real archaeological data showing how to compute descriptive statistics, create tables, and produce a wide variety of charts and graphs. Part II addresses the major multivariate approaches used by archaeologists, including multiple regression (and the generalized linear model) ; multiple analysis of variance and discriminant analysis; principal components analysis; correspondence analysis; distances and scaling; and cluster analysis. Part III covers specialized topics in archaeology, including intra-site spatial analysis, seriation, and assemblage diversity. ; Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xx, 431 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0521792975
• ISBN 13: 9780521792974
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

The Greeks and, especially, the Romans are famous for the heroic engineering of their aqueducts, tunnels and roads. They also measured the circumference of the earth and the heights of mountains with fair precision. This book presents new translations (from Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew and Syriac) of all the ancient texts concerning surveying, including major sources hitherto untapped. It explores the history of surveying instruments, notably the Greek dioptra and the Roman libra, and with the help of tests with reconstructions explains how they were used in practice. This is a subject which has never been tackled before in anything like this depth. The Greeks emerge as the pioneers of instrumental surveying and, though their equipment and methods were simple by modern standards, they and the Romans can be credited with a level of technical sophistication which must count as one of the greatest achievements of the ancient world.

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Surveying Instruments of Greece and Rome Comprehensive account of ancient surveying instruments together with translations of all the ancient sources. Full description