From dates to demography in later prehistoric Ireland? Experimental approaches to the meta-analysis of large 14C data-sets

被引：51

作者：

Armit, Ian ^{[1
]}

Swindles, Graeme T. ^{[2
]}

Becker, Katharina ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Leeds, Sch Geog, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2013年 / 40卷 / 01期

关键词：

Radiocarbon; AMS; Summed probability functions; Ireland; Demography;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.039

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

We present a series of iterative methods to examine the problems associated with summed probability functions (SPFs) based on archaeological radiocarbon data. As a case study we use an SPF generated from a substantial radiocarbon data-set from the Irish Later Bronze and Iron Ages. We use simple numerical methods to show that real patterns can be deciphered from SPFs that can be used to trace and evaluate patterns of change. However, our results suggest that SPFs should not be used as a simple index of past human activity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：433 / 438

页数：6

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