Summed radiocarbon probability distributions from cereal grains: arable cultivation proxy or the ‘archaeology of us’? (a reply to Stevens and Fuller 2015)

Bishop, R.R.

Abstract

In response to the critique in this volume (Bishop 2015), Stevens and Fuller (2015) have modified their original interpretation of Late Neolithic subsistence strategies in the British Isles (Stevens and Fuller 2012). This article highlights the key issues that remain with their analysis. It is reiterated that radiocarbon summed probability distributions from cereals are not a suitable proxy for the changing importance of arable cultivation through time.

Citation

Bishop, R. (2015). Summed radiocarbon probability distributions from cereal grains: arable cultivation proxy or the ‘archaeology of us’? (a reply to Stevens and Fuller 2015). World Archaeology, 47(5), 876-881. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2015.1093427

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 8, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Oct 29, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 29, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 6, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 29, 2017
• Journal: World Archaeology
• Print ISSN: 0043-8243
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1375
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 876-881
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2015.1093427
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1396027