Karasik, Avshalom and Smilansky, Uzy 2011. Computerized morphological classification of ceramics. Journal of Archaeological Science 38 (10) , pp. 2644-2657. 10.1016/j.jas.2011.05.023 |
Abstract
A novel morphological analysis of ceramic assemblages is presented using objective, automatic and computerized method for clustering and classification. The analysis is based on the entire shape of the potsherds, as expressed by three mathematical representations of their profiles. The similarity between profiles is mathematically defined in terms of the above mentioned representations. Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis are used to reveal a hierarchical classification of pottery assemblages. The method is illustrated here by a detailed analysis of an assemblage which was classified previously by a pottery expert. A quantitative comparison of the two typologies reveals the power and archaeological sense of the new method.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Mathematics |
Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pottery classification ; Automatic typology ; Computerized morphological analysis ; Cluster analysis |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0305-4403 |
Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2016 22:42 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24479 |
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