Abstract
A pair of articles appearing recently in this journal (Whitley & Clark, Journal of Archaeological Science12, 377-395, 1985; Kvamme, Journal of Archaeological Science17, 197-207, 1990) apply spatial autocorrelation analysis to the distribution of terminal long-count dates from southern Lowland Classic Maya monuments. The authors employ similar techniques yet arrive at contradictory conclusions regarding the presence of geographical patterning in the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization in this region. Kvamme's contention, however, that Whitley & Clark conducted an inappropriate analysis and arrived at an erroneous conclusion is unsubstantiated. Both articles present appropriate analyses and report results which support the presence of spatial patterning in the Lowland Maya dates.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 705-709 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1993 |
Keywords
- Classic Maya Civilization Collapse
- Hypothesis Testing
- Scientific Method
- Spatial Autocorrelation
- Statistical Inference
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Archaeology