Operations Research and Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2575230 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Bleed (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-35 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/280969 |
| OpenAlex | W2321084426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 41 |
Operations research is the systematic study of resource utilization through the manipulation of conceptual models. Used most often by engineers and managers, these models also have potential application in archaeology. Event tree analysis, which models multipart systems with a number of potential consequences resulting from a series of events, makes it possible to analyze artifact-production processes or the operation of complex economic activities such as hunting. Fault tree analysis models the interactions of factors that can cause a technological system to fail. It offers a framework for the interpretation of archaeological remains such as flintlock firearm parts at Indian and Euroamerican sites of the Great Plains
Archaeology · Artifact (error) · Event (particle physics) · Fault tree analysis · Interpretation (philosophy) · Operations research · Resource (disambiguation) · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
Lithics in the land of the lightning brothers
Scalar Effects in Ground Slate Technology and the Adaptive Consequences for Circumpolar Maritime Hunter-Gatherers
On the Problem of Identifying Homologies in Lithic Artifacts
Each According to Need and Fashion
An Event Tree Analysis of Folsom Point Failure
Introduction
Obviously sequential, but continuous or staged? Refits and cognition in three late paleolithic assemblages from Japan
Experimental Tests of Middle Palaeolithic Spear Points Using a Calibrated Crossbow
North American Biface Production Trajectory Modeling in Historic Perspective
Emergence of a microlithic complex in the Transbaikal Region of southern Siberia
Late-Glacial bifacial microblade core technologies in Hokkaido
Trees or Chains, Links or Branches
Ethnoarchaeology and the Organization of Lithic Technology
Skill Matters
Lithics in the Land of the Lightning Brothers
Stone Axe Technology in Neolithic South India
Content as Variability, Result as Selection
Cheap, Regular, and Reliable
Technology, Flaked Stone Technology, and Risk
Risk and Cost in Japanese Microcore Technology
Building Chan Chan
An Interaction Model for Resource Implement Complexity Based on Risk and Number of Annual Moves
Statistical Techniques for the Discovery of Artifact Types
Bad Year Economics
Nunamiut ethnoarchaeology
Bison kills and bone counts
Archaeological Hammers and Theories
Evolutionary Theory and Archaeology
Where the garbage goes
Prehistoric foraging in a temperate forest
Large Mammals and a Brave People
Time, Energy, and Stone Tools
A Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry
Resource Managers
An Event Tree Analysis of Folsom Point Failure
Statistical Techniques for the Discovery of Artifact Types
Formal methods and archaeological theory
"Behavioral Archaeology and the "Pompeii Premise
Is There a "Pompeii Premise" in Archaeology
Organization and Formation Processes
Reindeer and Caribou Hunters. An Archaeological Study
Morphological Projectile Point Typology
The Optimal Design of Hunting Weapons
Resource Specialization, Population Growth, and Agricultural Production in the American Southwest
Technological Efficiency and Tool Curation
Prehistoric Foraging in a Temperate Forest
Ancient Agriculture and Population at Tikal, Guatemala
Willow Smoke and Dogs' Tails
Reevaluation of the Lindenmeier Folsom
Dimensional Analysis of Behavior and Site Structure
Linear Programming Models in Archaeology
Hunter-Gatherer Mobility Strategies
Hunter-gatherer foraging
Energetic efficiency and hand tool design
Elements of an inclusive evolutionary model for archaeology
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2020 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |