Bayesian modeling of the occupation span of the Averbuch site in the Middle Cumberland Drainage, Tennessee

Cobb, C., Krus, A.M. and Steadman, D.W. (2015) Bayesian modeling of the occupation span of the Averbuch site in the Middle Cumberland Drainage, Tennessee. Southeastern Archaeology, 34(1), pp. 46-56. (doi: 10.1179/2168472314Y.0000000005)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2168472314Y.0000000005

Abstract

The application of Bayesian models to suites of radiocarbon dates can provide important refinements over standard approaches toward calibration and seriation of dated feature contexts. We have modeled a number of older radiocarbon dates submitted in the 1980s along with a recent set of accelerator mass spectrometry dates from the Averbuch site (40DV60), a Mississippian village in the Middle Cumberland Region of Tennessee occupied in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries A.D. The results of these analyses demonstrate that even within its short lifespan of ca. 200 years, the village underwent fundamental organizational changes. These shifts appear to be responses to climatic deterioration and an upsurge in regional violence.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Krus, Dr Anthony
Authors: Cobb, C., Krus, A.M., and Steadman, D.W.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Journal Name:Southeastern Archaeology
Publisher:Maney Publishing
ISSN:0734-578X
ISSN (Online):2168-4723

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