A Computer Program for Monothetic Subdivisive Classification in Archaeology

Robert Whallon, Jr.

In this report, Robert Whallon provides a brief description of monothetic subdivisive classification, why it is useful in defining objective typologies in archaeology, and how it can be applied to an archaeological data set using a computer program. Because he wrote at a time when computer programs were run on paper cards, Whallon includes operating instructions for the computer program, including an illustration showing the deck arrangment for the cards. He also includes a source listing of a Fortran IV program for the classification.

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Publisher: Museum of Anthropology

Year of Publication: 1971

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Pages: 36

Price: $5

Print ISBN: 978-1-949098-48-8

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-951538-46-0

Series / Number: Technical Reports No. 1

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