27th November 2014, 02:36 PM
Jack Wrote:Is the line from humber to somersett your study area edge? or your east west split?
With respect to the 'areas of low density IA pot' there is a danger of interpreting a non-statistically representative sample (up north especially, especially in upland areas - dunno about your zone) with areas referred to as aceramic or 'nearly aceramic' being a product of few excavations taking place (due to the lack of large developments) and the small area excavated on former research-based digs. This pattern is now largely being reversed with lots of IA sites with pot now.
Also you must factor in the disproportionate way in which archaeological conditions are applied, especially in areas with a modern low population density, due to less funding to county archaeologists, large area covered and the planners being desperate not to scare off developers!
the line is the e/w split though i am not sure why you have stuff very much north of it unless you didnt report it yet? the areas of low density ia pottery are not in low density ia settlment areas: people were there but with pot
this is the model of the future - just needs tweeking
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