Giorgio Buccellati, A Critical Theory of Archaeology
Notes to Chapter 5. Stratigraphic analysis

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5.1 The nature of stratigraphic analysis
5.2 Emplacement: the overriding significance of contacts
      5.2.1 The notion of contiguity
      5.2.2 Direct contact
      5.2.3 Indirect contacts
      5.2.4 Assessment of contacts
      5.2.5 In search of laws
5.3 Deposition: time as function of space
      5.3.1 An archaeological inference
      5.3.2 Emplacement as a clue to deposition
      5.3.3 Strata definition and strata assignment
      5.3.4 Automatic derivation of strata sequence
5.4 Conceptualization
5.5 Documentation
      5.5.1 The nature of documentation
      5.5.2 The digital and grammatical dimensions
      5.5.3 The basic principles of documentation
      5.5.4 The mechanics of the input
      5.5.5 The significance of feedback in the input phase
5.6 In praise of theory



5.1 The nature of stratigraphic analysis

  1. On the grammatical aspects of stratigraphic analysis see the relevant section of my digital book on the Grammar of the Archaeological Record
  2. Harris 1975
  3. Compare the definition of stratigraphic excavation offered by O'Brien and Lyman 2002. [Laerke Recht, October 2015]
  4. The beginning of stratigraphy in excavation: Lucas 2001b. [Laerke Recht, September 2014]
  5. See also Carandini 2000, ch. 2; Herz & Garrison 1997. [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
  6. Emplacement and deposition, cf. Hodder & Hutson 2003. [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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5.2 Emplacement: the overriding significance of contacts

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5.2.1 The notion of contiguity
  1. Context: Lyman 2012. [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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5.2.2 Direct contact
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5.2.3 Indirect contacts
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5.2.4 Assessment of contacts
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5.2.5 In search of laws
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5.3 Deposition: time as function of space

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5.3.1 An archaeological inference
  1. See also the principles in Bahn 2001. [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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5.3.2 Emplacement as a clue to deposition
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5.3.3 Strata definition and strata assignment
  1. See also the discussion of superposition, strata and stratigraphy in O'Brien and Lyman 2002. [Laerke Recht, October 2015]
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5.3.4 Automatic derivation of strata sequence
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5.4 Conceptualization

  1. See Buccellati 1981 "Secions". July 2016]
  2. Harris matrix: Harris 1979a. [Laerke Recht, July 2016]
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5.5 Documentation

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5.5.1 The nature of documentation
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5.5.2 The digital and grammatical dimensions
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5.5.3 The basic principles of documentation
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5.5.4 The mechanics of the input
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5.5.5 The significance of feedback in the input phase
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5.6 In praise of theory

  1. Cf. Bernbeck 1997; Gardin 1980; Yoffee & Sherratt 1993. [July 2016]
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