Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies

Criteria for the choice or construction of units of analysis in lithic studies are discussed. Assuming that the lithic assemblages represent a continuum of morphological and metric variation, since they do not have an inherent segmentation, their ordering from different units is the responsibility o...

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Autor principal: Restifo, Federico
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24002
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topic Units of analysis
Variation
Lithic artifacts
Classification
Lithic studies
Unidades de análisis
Variación
Artefactos líticos
Clasificación
Estudios Líticos
Unidades de análise
Variação
Artefatos líticos
Classificação
Estudos líticos
spellingShingle Units of analysis
Variation
Lithic artifacts
Classification
Lithic studies
Unidades de análisis
Variación
Artefactos líticos
Clasificación
Estudios Líticos
Unidades de análise
Variação
Artefatos líticos
Classificação
Estudos líticos
Restifo, Federico
Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
topic_facet Units of analysis
Variation
Lithic artifacts
Classification
Lithic studies
Unidades de análisis
Variación
Artefactos líticos
Clasificación
Estudios Líticos
Unidades de análise
Variação
Artefatos líticos
Classificação
Estudos líticos
author Restifo, Federico
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title Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
title_short Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
title_full Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
title_fullStr Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
title_full_unstemmed Discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
title_sort discussion on units of analysis for lithic artifacts studies
description Criteria for the choice or construction of units of analysis in lithic studies are discussed. Assuming that the lithic assemblages represent a continuum of morphological and metric variation, since they do not have an inherent segmentation, their ordering from different units is the responsibility of the researcher. The main criterion of choice or construction of units is their relevance regarding a research question. It is argued that the reliability and validity of the units of analysis is crucial for the research process.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
publishDate 2020
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24002
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