Constraining absolute chronologies with the application of Bayesian analysis

Authors

  • Francesco Maspero CUDAM, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20125 Milano, Italy INFN CH_NET – sezione di Milano-Bicocca e Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20126 Milano, Italy
  • Emanuela Sibilia CUDAM, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20125 Milano, Italy INFN CH_NET – sezione di Milano-Bicocca e Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20126 Milano, Italy
  • Marco Martini CUDAM, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20125 Milano, Italy INFN CH_NET – sezione di Milano-Bicocca e Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20126 Milano, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21014/acta_imeko.v5i2.322

Abstract

In this work the application of Bayesian statistics to archaeological problems will be discussed. In particular, three case studies will be analyzed, each presenting complex interpretative scenarios, and the most suitable way to solve them. It will be shown that the Bayesian approach allows to refine a dating when in presence of multiple data, even from different dating techniques. The Bayesian approach is presented as the common language between physicists, archaeologists and statisticians to perform more accurate evaluations on stratigraphies and chronologies.

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2016-09-01

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016)

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Research Papers

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