Timpson, A;
Manning, K;
Shennan, S;
(2015)
Inferential mistakes in population proxies: A response to Torfing's "Neolithic population and summed probability distribution of 14Cdates".
Journal of Archaeological Science
, 63
pp. 199-203.
10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.018.
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Abstract
In his paper "Neolithic population and summed probability distribution of <sup>14</sup>C-dates" Torfing opposes the widely held principle originally proposed by Rick (1987) that variation through time in the amount of archaeological material discovered in a region will reflect variation in the size of that local human population. His argument illustrates a persistent divide in archaeology between analytical and descriptive approaches when using proxies for past population size. We critically evaluate the numerous inferential mistakes he makes, showing that his conclusion is unjustified.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Inferential mistakes in population proxies: A response to Torfing's "Neolithic population and summed probability distribution of 14Cdates" |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.018 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.08.018 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0 |
| Keywords: | C14, Neolithic, Population, Proxy, Radiocarbon, SPD, Torfing |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470834 |
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