@article {11533,
	title = {Applying a Bayesian Approach in the Northeastern North American Context: Reassessment of the Temporal Boundaries of the {\textquotedblleft}Pseudo-Scallop Shell Interaction Sphere{\textquotedblright}},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {41},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {139-172},
	abstract = {In Europe, especially for studies focusing on Palaeolithic rock shelters, Bayesian chronological modelling is gaining in popularity. In northeastern North America, conditions are usually less than optimal for applying this type of modelling, as archaeological sites are often poorly stratified and subject to substantial pedoturbation. Notwith-standing these impediments, I show that a Bayesian approach remains applicable, provided sufficient and high quality information pertaining to the stratigraphy and the datable samples is gathered beforehand. This is illustrated through a case study dedicated to the {\textquotedblleft}Pseudo-Scallop Shell (PSS) interaction sphere{\textquotedblright} (M{\'e}hault 2015, 2017). The posterior distributions obtained for each of its 14 regional composites generally exceed the regional start boundaries commonly attached to the Middle Woodland period, suggesting that the PSS interaction sphere overlaps with the preceding period (i.e., Early Woodland). Only in its westernmost expression (i.e., in the Laurel culture) does the PSS interaction sphere seem to persist during the Late Woodland period.},
	author = {Ronan M{\'e}hault}
}
