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
- ^ 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. "
- ^ 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."
- ^ Barcelo, Juan A.; Bogdanovic, Igor (8 June 2015). Mathematics and Archaeology. CRC Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781482226829.
- ^ 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.[dead link ]