Refrain from Standards? French, Cavemen and Computers. A (short) Story of Multidimensional Analysis in French Prehistoric Archaeology
| Main Author: | Plutniak, Sébastien |
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| Format: | Book publication-section eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Pickering & Chatto Publishers
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1164941 |
Daftar Isi:
- Focusing on the history of prehistoric archaeology in the 20th century, this papers shows (1) that statistical multidimensional analyses were carried out by a new kind of actors who challenged the previous common language shared by prehistorians. This fundamental change was important, considering that (2) language is a fundamental point for the epistemology of archaeology. However, a comparison of multidimensional analyses applications over time shall make clear that (3) the differences are mostly a generational matter: the transmission processes between them will be addressed.