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Spatial Distribution and Assemblage Composition Patterns of Sherd-and-Lithic Artifact Scatters in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona

Szeghi, Shelley A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342730836

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2012, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology.
Several competing models and interpretations regarding sherd-and-lithic artifact scatters in the American Southwest are topics of debate among archaeologists. The limitations of many of these models have been postulated to be caused, in part, by the use of inappropriate units of analysis, such as the “limited-activity site” taxon, and non-standard sampling procedures. By using the Upper Basin Archaeological Research project’s Mapping Unit (MU) concept, this study explores potential sources of inter-class and intra-class variability. In order to analyze possible sources of inter-class variability, sherd-and-lithic artifact scatters are compared to all other types of Mapping Units through spatial and statistical analysis. Additionally, this study investigates artifact assemblage data from a sample of 42 sherd-and-lithic artifact scatters in order to evaluate potential sources of intra-class variability. In both analyses, a special emphasis is placed on comparison between sherd-and-lithic artifact scatters that exist independently of architecture, versus those that are associated with architecture. Through these analyses, competing models are evaluated and new interpretations are formed regarding the role of sherd-and-lithic artifact scatters in larger regional settlement and subsistence models.
Alan Sullivan, PhD (Committee Chair)
Vernon Scarborough, PhD (Committee Member)
104 p.
Archaeology
Artifact Scatters; Limited activity sites; Northern Arizona; Anasazi; Cohonina; Sherd-and-lithic;

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  • Szeghi, S. A. (2012). Spatial Distribution and Assemblage Composition Patterns of Sherd-and-Lithic Artifact Scatters in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342730836

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Szeghi, Shelley. Spatial Distribution and Assemblage Composition Patterns of Sherd-and-Lithic Artifact Scatters in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342730836.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Szeghi, Shelley. "Spatial Distribution and Assemblage Composition Patterns of Sherd-and-Lithic Artifact Scatters in the Upper Basin, Northern Arizona." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342730836

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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