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Application of Geomorphic Data to Archaeology: A Comment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David L. Weide  and
Margaret L. Weide
David L. Weide
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Margaret L. Weide
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, California State University, Long Beach
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Abstract

Archaeological site surveying and locational analysis of anthropological data depend in part on discrete subdivisions of geographic space. This fact is amplified in a recent proposal by Plog and Hill (1971) that outlines a numerical system for ordering stream channels and drainage basins as part of the statistical basis for correlation of site data. As proposed, however, their system is unworkable when used in conjunction with available geomorphic and hydrologic data. It is more convenient to use an established and standardized method of ranking drainage networks that allows correlation of comparable geomorphic data between and within basins of all sizes.

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Reports
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American Antiquity , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , October 1973 , pp. 428 - 431
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1973

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