Practices of archaeological stratigraphy [electronic resource] / edited by Edward C. Harris, Marley R. Brown III and Gregory J. Brown.
Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy brings together a number of examples which illustrate the development and use of the Harris Matrix in describing and interpreting archaeological sites. This matrix, the theory of which is described in two editions of the previous book by Harris, Principles of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy brings together a number of examples which illustrate the development and use of the Harris Matrix in describing and interpreting archaeological sites. This matrix, the theory of which is described in two editions of the previous book by Harris, Principles of Archaeological Stratigaphy, made possible for the first time a simple diagramatic representation of the strategraphic sequence of a site, no matter how complex. The Harris Matrix, by showing in one diagram all three linear dimensions, plus time, represents a quantum leap over the older methods which relied on sample sections only. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0123264456 9780123264459 9781483295824 1483295826 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |