Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics - strengths,
weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology

J 2014

Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics - strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology

WILCZEK, Josef, Fabrice MONNA, Philippe BARRAL, Laure BURLET, Carmela CHATEAU et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics - strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology

Authors

WILCZEK, Josef (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Fabrice MONNA (250 France), Philippe BARRAL (250 France), Laure BURLET (250 France), Carmela CHATEAU (250 France) and Nicolas NAVARRO (250 France)

Edition

Journal of Archaeological Science, Academic Press, 2014, 0305-4403

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.196

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/14:00076009

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033

UT WoS

000343336200005

Keywords in English

Bibracte; Pottery; Archaeology; Type; Elliptic Fourier Analysis; Discrete Cosine Transform; Open contour; Closed contour

Abstract

V originále

Although the potential of geometric morphometrics for the study of archaeological artefacts is recognised, quantitative evaluations of the concordance between such methods and traditional typology are rare. The present work seeks to fill this gap, using as a case study a corpus of 154 complete ceramic vessels from the Bibracte oppidum (France), the capital of the Celtic tribe Aedui from the Second Iron Age. Two outline-based approaches were selected: the Elliptic Fourier Analysis and the Discrete Cosine Transform. They were combined with numerous methods of standardisation/normalisation. Although standardisations may use either perimeter or surface, the resulting morphospaces remain comparable, and, interestingly, are also comparable with the morphospace built from traditional typology. Geometric morphometrics also present the advantage of being easily implemented and automated for large sets of artefacts. The method is reproducible and provides quantitative estimates, such as mean shape, and shape diversity of ceramic assemblages, allowing objective inferences to be statistically tested. The approach can easily be generalised and adopted for other kinds of artefacts, to study the level of production standardisation and the evolution of shape over space and time, and to provide information about material and cultural exchanges.

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WILCZEK, Josef, Fabrice MONNA, Philippe BARRAL, Laure BURLET, Carmela CHATEAU and Nicolas NAVARRO. Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics - strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. Journal of Archaeological Science. Academic Press, 2014, vol. 50, Oct, p. 39-50. ISSN 0305-4403. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033.

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WILCZEK, Josef, Fabrice MONNA, Philippe BARRAL, Laure BURLET, Carmela CHATEAU and Nicolas NAVARRO. Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics - strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. \textit{Journal of Archaeological Science}. Academic Press, 2014, vol.~50, Oct, p.~39-50. ISSN~0305-4403. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033.

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