Modelling the Effects of Tillage Processes on Artefact Distributions in the Plough Zone: A Simulation Study of Tillage-Induced Pattern Formation (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) British, 259 )

Boismier, William A.

ISBN 10: 0860548600 / ISBN 13: 9780860548607

Published by Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports, 1997

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xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Seller Inventory # BAR259

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modelling the Effects of Tillage Processes on Artefact Distributions in the Plough Zone: A Simulation Study of Tillage-Induced Pattern Formation (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) British, 259 )
• Publisher: Oxford, England : Archaeopress, Publishers of British Archaeological Reports
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860548600
• ISBN 13: 9780860548607
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

The effect of ploughing on stratigraphy and on artefacts spread over the surface is explored in this much-needed book. Agricultural engineering literature and the analysis of three experimental datasets have been used to producer a computer simulation of the effect of ploughing on the distribution of portable objects (not on architectural remains). How much of the original patterning on archaeological sites has been destroyed, and how much survives? Can tillage-induced changes in surface patterns be 'cancelled out' by identifying their effects? This closely argued book suggests answers.

About the Author

W.A. Boismier