Problems in the Estimation of Original Room Function: A Tentative Solution from the Grasshopper Ruin
- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in KIVA
- Vol. 40 (1-2) , 93-100
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.1974.11757812
Abstract
A tentative solution is proposed for estimating the original function of a room, ceremonial, habitation. or storage, when the traditionally expected indicators, architecture, artifacts, and features, are absent from the archaeological record or are non-representative of the initial behavioral context. A model exploring the covariation between the architectural design features of room size and roofing species is tested deductively with a sample of rooms from the Grasshopper Ruin. Functional implications of the model are discussed as well.Keywords
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- Archaeological Context and Systemic ContextAmerican Antiquity, 1972