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This chapter deals with spatial analysis. Spatial analysis is the use of objective and quantitative methods to derive patterns in areas of archaeological study including material deposits and settlement trends. There are two basic logics mentioned in this chapter: point pattern analysis, and regional analysis. Point pattern analysis is based almost solely on the idea that when humans are not around, things are random. In the case of point pattern analysis, artifacts and materials are deposited randomly in nature, and that pattern is changed by human interference. There are several methods to point pattern analysis. Some very common ones include quadrat, distance, and dispersal methods. Quadrat methods are based on a rectangular area known as a quadrat. The method then studies the patterns of randomness within specific quadrats or the deviation thereof.
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