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A Mathematical Rationale for Graphical Seriation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Marcia Ascher*
Affiliation:
Los Angeles, Calif.

Abstract

An algebraic explanation is offered for the graphical method of sedation proposed by Meighan. A suggested simplification of the graphing technique makes it possible to plot the seriation on ordinary graph paper rather than on three-pole graph paper.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1959

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