Spatial Data Analysis of Artifacts Redeposited by Coastal Erosion: A Case Study (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503215252)

This study employs a Geographic Information System both in the synthesis of existing paleogeographic information for the study area and in conducting spatial analysis of the artifacts in the beach lag deposit. This analysis made it possible to predict thelocations of the original archaeological sites from which the artifacts were derived and tointerpret those sites in their proper paleoenvironmental context. Furthermore, analysis ofthe attributes of the individual artifacts, such as diagnostic type, function, lithic source material and degree of resharpening, allowed some general conclusions to be drawn about the prehistoric human groups that lived within the study area. Although the present study is concerned with sites that have been disturbed by wave erosion at the coastline, the general methods employed in this study would be useful for analyzing other secondary deposits of artifacts.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
ISBN-10: 1503215253
ISBN-13: 9781503215252
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2015
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.67d