Problems in data recovery and measurement in settlement archaeology

Kenneth G. Hirth

doi:10.1179/009346978791489871

Problems in data recovery and measurement in settlement archaeology

Kenneth G. Hirth

Anthropology

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Abstract

The importance of demographic information for our understanding of the evolution of society has established the need for intensive settlement reconnaissance at the regional level. In many instances, however, the validity of techniques currently being used to generate population estimates has not been established through rigorous archaeological testing. This study presents empirical evidence for the effect of different types of surface disturbance on the recoverability of cultural debris.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-131
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Field Archaeology
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/009346978791489871
State	Published - 1978

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