Product Description

The second edition of this popular texbook introduces archaeology students to the use of statistics in their subject. Based on the author's long-running undergraduate course, it explains the relevant areas of statistics in terms that archaeology students can easily assimilate. This new edition includes a wider range of topics presented in greater depth, reflecting the subject's growing importance within archaeology.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #493537 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 433 pages

Review
This is a satisfying book that I would recommend to undergraduate students and professionalarchaeologists alike. -- Andy Boddington, Royal Archaeological Institute This is a book that will be invaluable to those undergraduates and researchers looking for an up-to-date guide to the use of numerical methods in archaeology. -- A M Pollard Shennan's book is clearly one of the most comprehensive, even readable, introductions tostatistical methods as they are applied to archaeology. This is a satisfying book that I would recommend to undergraduate students and professionalarchaeologists alike. This is a book that will be invaluable to those undergraduates and researchers looking for an up-to-date guide to the use of numerical methods in archaeology. Shennan's book is clearly one of the most comprehensive, even readable, introductions tostatistical methods as they are applied to archaeology.

Customer Reviews

Finally!! math in plain english
A very user friendly manual with all the range of statistical techniques commonly used in archaeology. It is written in simple, plain english for anyone to understand. A great example for other archaeology authors to follow. Great value for money.