Approaches to Comparative Analysis in Archaeology

作者: Michael E. Smith , Peter Peregrine

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139022712.004

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摘要: Archaeology is inherently comparative. Comparison necessary to understand the material record, for one cannot identify or an object never before seen without comparing it a known object. also variation over time and space, investigate unless has examples spanning range of variation, nor can examine change time. Comparative analysis only way regularities in human behavior, unique features societies. Indeed, Bruce G. Trigger comparative nature archaeological data places archaeology at heart most important issues social sciences:

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