Scale in tephrostratigraphic correlation: An example from Turkish Pleistocene archaeological sites

Christian A. Tryon, Steven L. Kuhn, Ludovic Slimak, M. Amelia V. Logan, Nur Balkan-Atli

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Abstract

Issues of scale are persistent but rarely made explicit in tephrostratigraphy. Eruption magnitude, the nature of available outcrop, and the resolution and type of data available define the scale of any proposed correlation. Different scales require different approaches to demonstrate, or more accurately, to estimate the likelihood of correlation among two or more deposits. This is emphasized through a probabilistic approach to the correlation of proximal and distal tephra deposits associated with Lower and Middle Paleolithic archaeological sites from central Turkey through the use of discriminant analyses and multiple analyses of variance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)124-133
Number of pages10
JournalQuaternary International
Volume246
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 20 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Earth-Surface Processes

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