"To play with a tired phrase, pots are not people, but they are choices." Borck... more "To play with a tired phrase, pots are not people, but they are choices." Borck and Mills 2017:30 In Foreign Objects: Rethinking Indigenous Consumption in American Archaeology, edited by Craig N. Cipolla, pp. 29–43. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
As the chapters and citations in this volume attest, applications of network analytical technique... more As the chapters and citations in this volume attest, applications of network analytical techniques using archaeological data have a great deal of potential for both addressing traditional archaeological questions and for providing new directions for archaeological research. Importantly, however, many of the network models and methods imported from other fields that are currently gaining popularity within archaeology (see Brughmans 2013) have not yet been fully assessed in relation to the unique strengths and constraints of archaeological data. We argue that archaeological applications of network analyses necessitate particularly careful consideration of the nature of the data included and the applicability of network metrics, many of which were designed with quite different time-scales and levels of certainty in mind. We further argue that, if archaeologists are able to overcome such challenges, the opportunities afforded by archaeological data (e.g. long-term perspectives, material...
Abstract Archaeologists are increasingly interested in networks constructed from site assemblage ... more Abstract Archaeologists are increasingly interested in networks constructed from site assemblage data, in which weighted network ties reflect sites’ assemblage similarity. Equivalent networks would arise in other scientific fields where actors’ similarity is assessed by comparing distributions of observed counts, so the assemblages studied here can represent other kinds of distributions in other domains. One concern with such work is that sampling variability in the assemblage network and, in turn, sampling variability in measures calculated from the network must be recognized in any comprehensive analysis. In this study, we investigated the use of the bootstrap as a means of estimating sampling variability in measures of assemblage networks. We evaluated the performance of the bootstrap in simulated assemblage networks, using a probability structure based on the actual distribution of sherds of ceramic wares in a region with 25 archaeological sites. Results indicated that the bootstrap was successful in estimating the true sampling variability of eigenvector centrality for the 25 sites. This held both for centrality scores and for centrality ranks, as well as the ratio of first to second eigenvalues of the network (similarity) matrix. Findings encourage the use of the bootstrap as a tool in analyses of network data derived from counts.
Our professional services was launched having a hope to function as a full on the internet electr... more Our professional services was launched having a hope to function as a full on the internet electronic library which o ers access to large number of PDF file guide assortment. You could find many di erent types of e-book and other literatures from the papers database. Distinct well-known topics that spread on our catalog are famous books, solution key, test test questions and solution, guide example, training guideline, test trial, consumer guidebook, owner's guideline, support instructions, maintenance guidebook, and so on.
"To play with a tired phrase, pots are not people, but they are choices." Borck... more "To play with a tired phrase, pots are not people, but they are choices." Borck and Mills 2017:30 In Foreign Objects: Rethinking Indigenous Consumption in American Archaeology, edited by Craig N. Cipolla, pp. 29–43. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
As the chapters and citations in this volume attest, applications of network analytical technique... more As the chapters and citations in this volume attest, applications of network analytical techniques using archaeological data have a great deal of potential for both addressing traditional archaeological questions and for providing new directions for archaeological research. Importantly, however, many of the network models and methods imported from other fields that are currently gaining popularity within archaeology (see Brughmans 2013) have not yet been fully assessed in relation to the unique strengths and constraints of archaeological data. We argue that archaeological applications of network analyses necessitate particularly careful consideration of the nature of the data included and the applicability of network metrics, many of which were designed with quite different time-scales and levels of certainty in mind. We further argue that, if archaeologists are able to overcome such challenges, the opportunities afforded by archaeological data (e.g. long-term perspectives, material...
Abstract Archaeologists are increasingly interested in networks constructed from site assemblage ... more Abstract Archaeologists are increasingly interested in networks constructed from site assemblage data, in which weighted network ties reflect sites’ assemblage similarity. Equivalent networks would arise in other scientific fields where actors’ similarity is assessed by comparing distributions of observed counts, so the assemblages studied here can represent other kinds of distributions in other domains. One concern with such work is that sampling variability in the assemblage network and, in turn, sampling variability in measures calculated from the network must be recognized in any comprehensive analysis. In this study, we investigated the use of the bootstrap as a means of estimating sampling variability in measures of assemblage networks. We evaluated the performance of the bootstrap in simulated assemblage networks, using a probability structure based on the actual distribution of sherds of ceramic wares in a region with 25 archaeological sites. Results indicated that the bootstrap was successful in estimating the true sampling variability of eigenvector centrality for the 25 sites. This held both for centrality scores and for centrality ranks, as well as the ratio of first to second eigenvalues of the network (similarity) matrix. Findings encourage the use of the bootstrap as a tool in analyses of network data derived from counts.
Our professional services was launched having a hope to function as a full on the internet electr... more Our professional services was launched having a hope to function as a full on the internet electronic library which o ers access to large number of PDF file guide assortment. You could find many di erent types of e-book and other literatures from the papers database. Distinct well-known topics that spread on our catalog are famous books, solution key, test test questions and solution, guide example, training guideline, test trial, consumer guidebook, owner's guideline, support instructions, maintenance guidebook, and so on.
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