Quantifying Archaeology

by Stephen Shennan

This book introduces archaeologists to the most important quantitative methods, from the initial description of archaeological data to techniques of multivariate analysis. These are presented in the context of familiar problems in archaeological practice, an approach designed to illustrate their relevance and to overcome the fear of mathematics from which archaeologists often suffer.

Genres: Archaeology, Science

364 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1987

Reviews

[Elise Ravenclaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to statistics for the archaeologist. However, since the book is supposed to be a quick glance of what tools can be used by archaeologists, there comes a time that the non specialist, or student, (or at least me!) gets confused if he/she reads it without the proper guidance.
I had already taken a couple of statistic courses, and must admit that I was pretty lost from chapter 10 to 13.
It helped me to refresh some knowledge, gain some more and be aware of the debate around the use of some techniques in the specific field of archaeology.
I read the Spanish translation of the book, entitled: Arqueología Cuantitativa, 1992, editorial Crítica, Barcelona.