Towards computerized typology and classification of ceramcis

Ayelet Gilboa; Avshalom Karasik; Ilan Sharon; Uzy Smilansky

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.013

Towards computerized typology and classification of ceramcis

Ayelet Gilboa, Avshalom Karasik, Ilan Sharon, Uzy Smilansky

Department of Archaeology

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Abstract

We report on newly developed mathematical and computational tools for morphological description, classification and analysis of archaeological artifacts. The need for such tools is most acutely felt, due to two main factors: (1) The lack of objective, quantitative criteria for shape analysis, classification and comparanda: (2) The overwhelming abundance of data, which renders impossible any extensive comparative typological analysis using traditional methods. We shall describe the main ideas which distinguish our method, and demonstrate its applicability by presenting the analysis of two assemblages of Iron Age ceramics from sites in Israel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	681-694
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.013
State	Published - Jun 2004

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Funding Information:
This research is supported by a BIKURA grant from the Israel Science Foundation, and by the Kimmel Center for Archaeological Sciences in the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Keywords

Ceramic profiles
Curvature analysis
Near Eastern Iron Age archaeology
Phoenician pottery
Pottery
Typology and classification

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Archaeology
Archaeology

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