Looking for circular structures in post hole distributions: Quantitative analysis of two settlements from bronze age England |
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| Authors: | Richard Bradley Christopher Small |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading RG6 2AA, U.K.;2. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. |
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| Abstract: | A statistical procedure is suggested for the analyses of hypothetical round-house plans among post hole patterns. The data are compared with an analogous random scattering of points and differences are noted. Plausible interpretations are contrasted with chance configurations to determine their strength. Single-link cluster analysis and statistical geometry are used. The emphasis throughout the paper is on data analysis rather than hypothesis testing. |
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| Keywords: | bronze age post hole round house spatial analysis poisson process single-link clustering nearest neighbour bronze age England |
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