Syllabus: After an examination of the characteristics of different kinds of anthropological and archaeological observations, we look at procedures for recording and storing information. Methods of quantitative analysis are described, using examples from archaeology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology.

Prerequisite: Archaeology: an Introduction (ARCH1111) and/or Introduction to Humankind: From Origins to Civilisations (ARCH1112) and/or Introducing Anthropology (ANTH1002) and/or Understanding Human Diversity (ANTH1003). Students without one of these units should consult the lecturer.

Drennan, R.D. 1996 Statistics for Archaeologists. Plenum Press.

Madrigal, L. Statistics for Anthropology. Cambridge University Press, 1998. [Read review of Madrigal]

Thomas, D.H. 1986 Refiguring Anthropology. Waveland Press.

Tukey, J.W. 1977 Exploratory Data Analysis. Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. [Learn more about John Tukey]
(Available at the ANU Co-op or at Amazon.com for US$27.95).

Excellent library resources are available. At ANU try the ANU libraries (particularly the Chifley and Menzies buildings). And of course the National Library of Australia is very useful.

It is also possible to access electronic versions of relevant journals over the web through the electronic journals area of the ANU library web site. To do this you must have approved student access to the system.

A number of journals regularly publish articles on quantitative analysis of archaeological and anthropological observations. These journals can be very useful to browse. The following list includes journals worth looking through in your research:

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This unit runs for one semester and will consist of a 3 hour lecture each week for six weeks.

Proposed assessment will involve one component: a take home exam worth 100%

Extensions will not be given. Pressure of other work or unavailability of texts will not be accepted as legitimate grounds for extension. Do not leave your preparation until the last moment - START EARLY! No penalties are placed on late work; but late work will not be accepted. The exam will be based on the issues dealt with in lectures, and so it is critical that you attend classes.

The exam will be distributed in week six of the semester (on the 28th of August), and will be due two weeks later (on the 11th of September).
Examples of exam questions are available to give you an indication of the nature of the exam.

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