Weight Sets
Identification and Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Schon (University of Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 477-494 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774314000808 |
| OpenAlex | W2324009801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Standardized weights and measures play an important role in the economies of complex societies. Traditionally, archaeometrologists have employed individual weights as their basic units of analysis and, as a result, they have been able to address a limited range of questions concerning the economic role of weights. I propose a shift in emphasis from individual weights to sets of weights as the primary units of analysis. Using cases from the Aegean Bronze Age, I present a method for reconstructing sets of weights, offer criteria for their analysis and discuss the implications of this new perspective
Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.71 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |