6th September 2011, 06:49 PM
P Prentice Wrote:given that prehistoric archaeology at least is constrianed by a condition of vector probability or guesswork and that process and deposition enact a form of marchov chain, whereby discrete events may only be influenced by the immediately preceding event but not the entire chain (as in monument composition), the archaeological record must surely be a stochastic simile of the agencies in question. meaning is our quest and function is a mere bagatelle
ah, so you're probably not a good person to get trapped in conversation with 7 or 8 pints into Friday night then? :0