Quantitative Methods in Archaeology: A Review of Recent Trends and Developments |
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Authors: | Mark Aldenderfer |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology, University of California, 93106 Santa Barbara, California |
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Abstract: | This paper reviews recent developments in the application of quantitative methods to archaeological research and focuses upon
three major themes: the development of so-called designer methods, which are quantitative methods created to solve specific
problems; the resurgence of whole-society modeling through a variety of formal and mathematical approaches; and trends in
the the teaching of quantitative methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Not surprisingly, different subfields have
had greater success than others in the development of useful methods, and the causes of this are explored. Finally, suggestions
for improving training in the use of these methods are offered. |
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Keywords: | quantitative methods statistics mathematics formal models |
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