Places connected to places by virtue of the use of the same stamped brick type, overlaid against latitude and longitude
- 4th – 6th century stamped bricks connected by virtue of use in the same location, around Constantinople
Places connected to places, by virtue of use of the same stamped 4th to 6th century bricks, around Constantinople
In these two one-mode networks (generated from Jonathan Bardill’s study of the brickstamps of Constantinople), colour indicates modularity class, while size indicates betweeness centrality. What network measures are most appropriate for understanding archaeological networks?
Shawn, interesting work. My first responses to your question were more questiosn:
what are you trying to measure and within what kind of framework are you examining these artifacts?