Comparing geostatistical analyses for the identification of neighborhoods, districts, and social communities in archaeological contexts: A case study from two ancient Maya centers in southern Belize
Comparing geostatistical analyses for the identification of neighborhoods, districts, and social communities in archaeological contexts: A case study from two ancient Maya centers in southern Belize
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比较考古环境中识别社区、地区和社会社区的地统计分析：伯利兹南部两个古代玛雅中心的案例研究
DOI：
10.1016/j.jas.2018.06.012
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发表时间：
2018
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2.8
通讯作者：
Prufer, Keith M.
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作者：
Thompson, Amy E.;Meredith, Clayton R.;Prufer, Keith M.
古代社区是由不同规模的社会单位组成的，尽管这些单位和用来定义它们的地理空间方法在考古文献中很少讨论。最近的研究强调了低密度城市社区中社区和地区的存在，增加了关于如何定义和衡量这些单位的更多讨论的必要性。我们使用位于伯利兹南部的两个古典时期(公元300-900年)玛雅中心(Uxbenká和IX Kuku‘il)的新的和以前的现场和遥感聚落调查数据，并比较几种地统计和地理空间方法来识别社区和地区的存在。我们发现，根据使用的方法和联系，结果会有所不同，因此，类似分析中使用的方法将对聚落分布的考古学解释产生重大影响。在考古背景下，使用多种方法识别社区、地区和社会单位，可以更全面地解释聚落分布。
Ancient communities are composed of social units at varying scales although these units and the geospatial methods used to define them are rarely discussed in the archaeological literature. Recent studies emphasize the presence of neighborhoods and districts in low density urban communities, increasing the need for more discussion on how these units are defined and measured. We use new and previous field and remote sensing settlement survey data of two Classic Period (AD 300–900) Maya centers located in southern Belize, Uxbenká and Ix Kuku'il, and compare several geostatistical and geospatial methods to identify the presence of neighborhoods and districts. We found that results vary based on the method and linkages they use, therefore the methods used in similar analyses will significantly impact the archaeological interpretations of settlement distributions. Using multiple methods for the identification of neighborhoods, districts, and social units within archaeological contexts enables more holistic interpretations of settlement distributions.