Quantifying Patterns in Mortuary Practices: An Application of Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis to Data From the Taosi Site, China

Quantifying Patterns in Mortuary Practices: An Application of Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis to Data From the Taosi Site, China

In Chinese mortuary research, too much reliance on traditional qualitative typological analysis renders quantitative attributes of mortuary practice data ignored. Examining the Taosi cemetery one of the famous cemeteries of Neolithic China (2300–1900 BC), this study discusses the advantages and disa...

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Main Author: Bai Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-12-01
Series:Open Archaeology
Subjects:
taosi cemetery
multivariant analysis
mortuary practice
classification
social identity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2022-0268

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https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2022-0268

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