Dye, T.S. and Buck, C.E. (2015) Archaeological sequence diagrams and Bayesian chronological models. Journal of Archaeological Science, 63. 84 - 93. ISSN 0305-4403
Abstract
This paper develops directed graph representations for a class of archaeological sequence diagrams, such as the Harris Matrix, that do not include information on duration. These "stratigraphic directed graphs" differ from previous software implementations of the Harris Matrix, which employ a mix of directed graph and other data structures and algorithms. A "chronological directed graph" to represent the relationships in a Bayesian chronological model that correspond to the possibilities inherent in a sequence diagram, and an algorithm to map a stratigraphic directed graph to a chronological directed graph are proposed and illustrated with an example. These results are intended to be a proof of concept for the design of a front-end for Bayesian calibration software that is based directly on the archaeological stratigrapher's identification of contexts, observations of stratigraphic relationships, inferences concerning parts of once-whole contexts, and selection of materials for radiocarbon dating.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Archaeological Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Sequence diagram; Chronology; Directed graph; Bayesian radiocarbon calibration |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2015 13:51 |
Last Modified: | 12 Aug 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.008 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.008 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90295 |