dc.contributor.advisor |
Sheppard, Peter |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Sutton, Doug |
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dc.contributor.author |
Jones, Martin |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2007-07-23T06:41:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2007-07-23T06:41:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2002 |
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dc.identifier |
THESIS 03-017 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Thesis (PhD--Anthropology)--University of Auckland, 2002 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/1054 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this thesis we develop an approach to using obsidian hydration date (OHD) chronometric data as a chronology building tool. A Bayesian interpretive framework is developed that enables archaeological chronology to be outlined through OHD data. This is implemented both for OHD as a stand-alone dating system, and for OHD in combination with convention radiocarbon age (CRA) chronometric measurements. On the basis of this development we assess the current utility of OHD as a chronology building tool, and evaluate its future potential. The purpose of this research is two-fold.
At a general level the research presented here illustrates how the Bayesian calibration frameworks that have been extensively developed over the past decade (e.g., Naylor and Smith 1988; Buck and Litton 1995; Buck et al. 1991, 1992, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c, 1996; Christen 1994a, 1994b; Christen and Buck 1998; Christen and Litton 1995; Christen et al. 1995; Litton and Buck 1995, 1996; Litton and Leese 1991; Nicholls and Jones 1998, 2001; Zeidler et al.l998) can be extended to incorporate other types of chronometric data - OHD in this case. To-date the implementation of Bayesian calibration frameworks have principally focussed on combining CRA data with non-metric temporal data such as the relative ordering of events implied by super-position. However, while radiocarbon is the most widely used chronometric technique in the world other types of chronometric data are more suited to addressing particular temporal questions than radiocarbon assays. In the example considered in this thesis we identify obsidian hydration dating as having the potential to provide chronometric data that can address questions relating to the fine grained relative timing of events, which is identified as a particular weakness of the radiocarbon chronometric largely due to the non-monotonic nature of the radiocarbon calibration curve.
At a New Zealand specific level the research presented in this thesis seeks to provide an advance in the ability to resolve the type of temporal questions that are central to the understanding of New Zealand's archaeological record. By world standards New Zealand's prehistory is short- potentially spanning only 600 years. Thus the temporal resolution of archaeological investigation is typically high. In this thesis we seek to combine radiocarbon and OHD chronometric data within a suitable statistical framework that leverages the benefits of both techniques, enhancing our ability to explore archaeological chronology in New Zealand.
Thus the research presented in this thesis outlines the development of an approach to chronometric enquiry that is of general interest and in the process make an advance for archaeological enquiry in New Zealand. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
PhD Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99112272814002091 |
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dc.rights |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
A Brief Prehistory of Time |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Archaeology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Doctoral |
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thesis.degree.name |
PhD |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112857734 |
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