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Sci & Archaeol 21
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Sci & Archaeol 21
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Science & Archaeology
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Volume:
21
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Journal
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Year of Publication:
1979
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Date Of Issue From: 1979
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BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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05 Dec 2008
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Notes on some general principles for the analysis of excavated data
Martin O H Carver
3 - 14
'It can be argued that stratification . . . is the only unequivocal information of any kind that archaeological research has to offer'. Hence principles are offered which are intended to isolate the sequence of activities relevant to the contemporary inhabitants for any excavated sample; and a graphic method of presentation is both more condensed and more comprehensible to other disciplines. Au(adp)
A mathematical appreciation of Celtic art
Ian O Angell
15 - 22
Provides a mathematical proof of why the closed strand loops found in Celtic art may be consistently interlaced, and explains how, by first making cuts in such strand configurations, then manoeuvring and finally rejoining some or all of the ends, it is possible to produce all the forms of Celtic interlace art. It is not suggested however that the contemporary illustrators possessed the sophisticated mathematical knowledge that underlies their intuitive techniques.
On the probability of general and concurrent alignments of randomly distributed points
M J O'Carroll
37 - 40
A mathematical analysis is presented concerning collections of randomly distributed points within fixed regions. Formulae are derived which express the expected number of alignments of three points and the expected number of concurrences of such alignments, both being defined as acceptable within given tolerances. This enables one to determine whether evidence on the ground (say consideration of the positions of cairns on an island) gives statistically significant backing for hypothesizing that observed alignments and concurrences were deliberate. Data from Lewis are mentioned, and results relevant to these data tabulated. CR
The shape of megalithic rings
I P Freeman
40 - 41
All the various shapes of megalithic rings described by Thom could have been achieved without the use of sophisticated mathematics. One rope whose length is that of the required radius is used to describe a true circle, while a second rope of length equal to the required circumference is joined end-to-end and fitted round the first circle; if 'too long' it gives an egg shape, if 'too short' a flattened circle. The method ensures that the resultant figure would, as claimed by Thom, have the diameter in simple ratio to the circumference. Au(amp)