Using multivariate statistics and fuzzy logic system to analyse settlement preferences in lowland areas of the temperate zone: an example from the Polish Lowlands

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2096-2107

  Jarosław, Jasiewicz ^a   Hildebrandt Radke, Iwona ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bootstrap simulation; Geomorphometry; Great Polish Lowland; Linguistic variables; Predictive modelling; Settlement preferences

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREHISTORIC; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; POLISH LOWLANDS;

EID: 68349107974     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.004     Document Type: Review

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