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Towards Archaeological NetworkAnalysis

Understanding Pottery Distributions

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Issues in current archaeologicalapplications of network analysis

The role of archaeological data in networksThe diversity of network structures, their consequences and their interpretationThe critical use of quantitative toolsThe influence of other disciplines, especiallysociology

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1.The role of archaeological data in

networks

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2.

The diversity of network structures,their consequences and their interpretation

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(Sindbk 2007: fig. 6)

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3.The critical use of quantitative tools

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(Graham 2006: fig. 6.1.)

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Towards Archaeological Network Analysis

1. Consider the full diversity of archaeologicalrelationships

2. The use and interpretation of quantitative tools isdependant on data and aims

3. Define networks and techniques

4. Exploratory and confirmatory network analysis

5. Influenced by all disciplines, but rooted in relationalthinking, archaeological reasoning and data critique

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ICRATES

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ICRATEStable

Cataloguetable

Locationtable

Deposit table Publicationtable

ICRATESunique ID

ICRATESunique ID

Site name Deposit ID Publication ID

Catalogueunique ID

Catalogueunique ID

Ancient andmodernnames

Archaeological context

Author

Publication Fabric Environmentalfeatures (e.g.

sea, river,topography)

Deposit date Year

Location (site) Standard form Moderncountry

Type of deposit

Reference

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Aims1. Understand the complexity of the ICRATES data

2. Explore economic information in ceramic data3. Examine dynamics between physical and relational space

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Networks1. Pottery distribution: co-presence network

2. Geographical hypothesis: distance network3. Evolution distribution: diffusion network

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Pottery distribution:co-presence networks

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Sites 25 0 BC

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Sites 25-0 BC

Forms 75 50 BC

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Forms 75-50 BC

ESA

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Geographical hypothesis:distance network

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Hypothesis:

Roman table ware vessels weretransported during every part of their lifecycle over trade routes chosen to minimise

travel distance

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Beta skeletons

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200-175 BC175-150 BC

150-125 BC125-100 BC

100-75 BC75-50 BC

50-25 BC25-0 BC

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

cumulativepercentageof adoptingsites

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ICRATES table Catalogue table Location table Deposit table Publication tableICRATES unique ID ICRATES unique ID Site name Deposit ID Publication ID

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Catalogue unique ID Catalogue unique ID Ancient and modernnames

Archaeological context Author

Publication Fabric Environmental features(e.g. sea, river,

topography)

Deposit date Year

Location (site) Standard form Modern country Type of deposit Reference

Deposit (context) Stamps Roman province (LateHellenistic, Early,

Middle, Late Roman)

Ceramic objects indeposit

Year(s) of activity

Functional category Measurements (rimand base diameters,

height)

Distance to sea Published notes Nationality team

Fragment (e.g. rim,body)

shape (e.g. plate, cup)

function (e.g. food,beverage)

epigraphy

description of decoration

bibliographic reference(p. and figs.)

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Contact: tom.brughmans@yahoo.comPresentation, bibliography, and more info on:http://archaeologicalnetworks.wordpress.com/

ICRATES:http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/icrates/

http://archaeologicalnetworks.wordpress.com/http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/icrates/http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/icrates/http://archaeologicalnetworks.wordpress.com/

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