Probabilistic Model (Other Keyword)
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As part of the Phase II testing of 29 archaeological sites and the Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 4,000 acres of the Charleston Naval Weapons Station (NWS), this study uses previous archaeological research to develop a GIS-based probabilistic model (set of equations) that can be employed as a land management tool. The model identifies land units most likely to contain archaeological sites from specific time periods. Fifteen GIS data layers were generated representing the known or...
Modeling Middle Holocene Site Frequencies in Southeastern Wyoming: Exploring the Early Archaic through Probabilistic Models (2015)
The lack of Middle Holocene sites on the Northwestern Plains provided grounds for further research on its source. A range of explanations have been proposed for the low frequency of archaeological sites dating between 8000 and 5000 BP in southeastern Wyoming, including geological, cultural, and researcher bias. Some suggest that human populations occupying the plains during this time were reduced. However, others point out that conditions during and following this time period may have destroyed...