MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND ARCHAEOMETRY: THE PAST 50 YEARS OR SO* Export

@article{citeulike:3717374, abstract = {This review of developments in the use of mathematics and statistics in archaeometry over the past 50 years is partial, personal and 'broad-brush'. The view is expressed that it is in the past 30 years or so that the major developments have taken place. The view is also expressed that, with the exception of methods for analysing radiocarbon dates and increased computational power, mathematical and statistical methods that are currently used, and found to be useful in widespread areas of application such as provenance studies, don't differ fundamentally from what was being done 30 years ago.}, address = {Division of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK}, author = {Baxter, M. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {3717374}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00427.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/121537282/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00427.x}, journal = {Archaeometry}, keywords = {200811, archeometrie, histoire-de-l\_archeologie, statistique}, number = {6}, pages = {968--982}, posted-at = {2008-11-27 14:41:07}, priority = {2}, title = {MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND ARCHAEOMETRY: THE PAST 50 YEARS OR SO*}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00427.x}, volume = {50}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3717374 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3717374 N2 - This review of developments in the use of mathematics and statistics in archaeometry over the past 50 years is partial, personal and 'broad-brush'. The view is expressed that it is in the past 30 years or so that the major developments have taken place. The view is also expressed that, with the exception of methods for analysing radiocarbon dates and increased computational power, mathematical and statistical methods that are currently used, and found to be useful in widespread areas of application such as provenance studies, don't differ fundamentally from what was being done 30 years ago. IS - 6 JF - Archaeometry AD - Division of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK EP - 982 TI - MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND ARCHAEOMETRY: THE PAST 50 YEARS OR SO* VL - 50 SP - 968 KW - 200811 KW - archeometrie KW - histoire-de-l_archeologie KW - statistique AU - Baxter, MJ PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00427.x ER -