Article
Simulated Archaeological Levels and the Analysis of Le Flageolet II, the Dordogne, France
Journal of Field Archaeology
(1991)
Abstract
Most intrasite spatial analyses have ignored vertical patterning within a single level or layer, a circumstance resulting in a serious bias towards single-component, even single-occupation, sites. Study has focused on an unduly restricted sample of spatial patterning from the past. Several methods of spatial analysis, developed here,can help to eliminate this bias. A variety of mathematical transformations can be applied to the three-dimensional provenience data of archaeological distributions. Appropriately chosen transformations allow complex, vertical palimpsest deposits to be ((unpeeled" through the use of clustering methods. Some of these methods are outlined, and their effectiveness tested via examination of simulated artifact distributions. The resulting parameters are then used in the analysis of Le Flageolet II-a Magdalenian rock shelter site in the Dordogne,France.
Keywords
- Vertical patterning,
- Spatial analysis,
- Archaeological levels,
- Le Flageolet II
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 1991
DOI
10.1179/009346991792208399
Publisher Statement
Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/530256
Citation Information
1991 Simulated Archaeological Levels, and the Analysis of le Flageolet II (Dordogne, France). Journal of Field Archaeology. 18: 187-198.