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Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R by David L Carlson is the first hands-on guide to using the R statistical computing system written specifically for archaeologists. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics are covered as well as multivariate methods including cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, and correspondence analysis.

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Clovis Lithic Technology: Investigation of a Stratified Workshop at the Gault Site, Texas by Michael R Waters, Charlotte D Pevney, and David L Carlson explores the Gault site where 13,000 years ago, humans were drawn repeatedly to a small valley in what is now Central Texas, near the banks of Buttermilk Creek. The Gault site, is one of the most important Clovis sites in North America. A decade ago a team from Texas A&M University excavated a single area of the site which features the densest concentration of Clovis artifacts and the clearest stratigraphy at the Gault site. Some 67,000 lithic artifacts were recovered during fieldwork, along with 5,700 pieces of faunal material.

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