Laser-aided ceramic morphometrics as a tool to produce site-specific sequences
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985912%3A_____%2F19%3A00512040" target="_blank" >RIV/67985912:_____/19:00512040 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Abstract-Book_posted_10-28-19.pdf" target="_blank" >http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Abstract-Book_posted_10-28-19.pdf</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Laser-aided ceramic morphometrics as a tool to produce site-specific sequences
Original language description
Ceramic finds present one of the most abundant sources of archaeological information. Statistical evaluation of ceramic evidence within a settlement, combined with other sources of evidence, can be used to produce site-specific chronological sequences. However, full use of this resource requires detailed drawing documentation of individual vessels - not just selected pieces, but a truly representative sample. The Laser Aided Profiler (LAP), presented in this paper, allows for high-quality drawing documentation of dozens of ceramic fragments per day. It is a portable system, applicable for example at excavations abroad where long-term storage or transport of the finds to the home institution is not possible. Within a few minutes, it is possible to make a digital vector drawing that can be used to create a classic catalog and further use the acquired profile for morphometric analysis. The LAP is currently used at the Kaymakçı Archaeological Project (Manisa province, Turkey) to document ceramics from a Middle to Late Bronze Age hilltop site. We developed a new methodology to assess morphometric (dis)similarity based on rim fragments and applied it on 1200+ specimens. We used the resulting dissimilarity matrix as input for hierarchical cluster analysis, which was then employed in the typological classification of the material. The dissimilarity scores were further used to express typochronological relations between the settlement features in a probabilistic way. Combined with stratigraphic evidence, it will be used as a prior for Bayesian modeling of radiocarbon data and ultimately reconstruct the site chronology.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000728" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000728: Ultra-trace isotope research in social and environmental studies using accelerator mass spectrometry</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů