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Sampling and Predictive Modeling on Federal Lands in the West

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Michael S. Berry
Michael S. Berry*
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Desert West Research, 2144 South 1100 East, Suite 150, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
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Abstract

The federal government is engaged in large scale archaeological surveys in the western United States that demonstrate an apparent disregard for the techniques of probability sampling. In addition, federal advocacy of “cookbook” predictive models based on inadequate samples may constitute a threat to archaeological sites.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 842 - 853
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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