Limitations of Archaeological Inference
An Information-Theoretic Approach with Applications in Methodology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2566932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Justeson (0000-0002-5292-1691, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-149 |
| Publication date | 1973-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/279360 |
| OpenAlex | W2322925057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
A framework is established for the application of information-theoretic concepts to the study of archaeological inference, ultimately to provide an estimate of the degree to which archaeologists, or anthropologists in general, can provide legitimate answers to the questions they investigate. Particular information-theoretic measures are applied to the design elements on the ceramics of a southwestern pueblo to show the methodological utility of information theory in helping to reach closer to that limit
Archaeology · Data science · Epistemology · Geography · Inference · Information Theory · Limit (mathematics) · Management science · Statistics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Mathematics · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 2023 (50) |
| Highly cited | No |