Non-Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Non-hierarchical cluster analysis (often known as K-means Clustering Method) forms a grouping of a set of units‚ into a pre-determined number of groups‚ using an iterative algorithm that optimizes a chosen criterion. Starting from an initial classification‚ units are transferred from one group to another or swapped with units from other groups‚ until no further improvement can be made to the criterion value. There is no guarantee that the solution thus obtained
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Maria Martínez was heralded internationally for artistic accomplishment. People came to San Ildefonso from all over the world to meet her and she traveled extensively to meet other famous people and to receive awards. Both Japanese master potter Shoji Hamada and Hong Kong potter Bernard Leach‚ visited her to observe her skill. Hundreds of institutions recognized her artistic contributions during her lifetime. In 1934‚ she became the first woman to receive the bronze medal for Indian Achievement
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Japan as we know it today is a group of islands located in the eastern part of Asia. While it is now a highly populated island filled with large cities‚ this was not always the case. The earliest people known to live on the islands of Japan were nomadic hunters from northeast Asia. These hunters settled on the islands as early as 35‚000 B.C. and are considered the Paleolithic people of Japan. During this time‚ Japan was connected to Korea and Siberia by a land bridge that had formed when the seas
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Paleolithic Art Paleolithic art‚ dating back to the late Paleolithic period 40‚000-10‚000 B.C. (the Stone Age)‚ is one of the most beautiful‚ natural periods of cave art and clay sculptures. Created by Nomadic hunters and gatherers with ivory‚ wood‚ and bone‚ these figures were thought to be symbolic and have some magical or ritual relevance. Figures and drawings have been found in all parts of the world dating back to the Cro-Magnon man as late as 60‚000 years ago. There are two different
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Oklahoma received most of the Natives‚ the events greatly affected the culture which affected the art. Native Americans in Oklahoma used art to maintain their culture and history through different mediums like clay‚ weaving‚ beads‚ etc. For example‚ pottery ‚which was used in ways such as dishes‚ storage‚ and a means to make money later on‚ was used for a tool long before it had been
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Civilization is a term used in many different ways. It can be defined as; people who eat the same kind of foods‚ People who live together‚ people who speak the same language‚ and so on. Yet each way that it is defined relates towards the same topic; Humans and their existence on the planet. Civilization is known greatly as a group of humans or animals that live generally together and practice the same habits. Civilization‚ according to some historians‚ first came into
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helped to permeate a sense of community planning and directionalism. The community in a sense had the ability to act as a group‚ as evidence of community activity was found in several structures which were used in ritual functions. It was during Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period in which the size of settlements increast drastically‚ as was the change to rectangular houses from those that were round≥ This change in shape allowed higher density in villages‚ and showed the natural progression towards planning
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excavation is the law of association stating that‚ items near one another or in the same stratum are from the same time period. From those facts it can be determined that stratum that includes stone tools are from the oldest time period‚ then the pottery and textiles are from the middle time period‚ and lastly the painted items are all from one time period. As time progresses the sophistication behind the items unearthed grows. It starts with rock‚ then becomes handcrafted clay items‚ then painted
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Marcus Jenkins Art Appreciation American InterContinental University Instructor‚ Deborah Kaszovitz 5‚ September 2010 Ancient Art Ancient Egyptian art during this time was a big time of this civilization. Ancient Egyptian Art usually depict god‚ goddess and animals‚ because of their high religious ways.Egytian art is still today recognized as some the
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The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in history‚ lasting into the 20th century. “Known for their wealth and power” (Course Page 7)‚ the Ottomans were an extremely militarized state considered “far more than its Islamic predecessors‚ it was open to technological advance‚ a true gunpowder empire” (Hillenbrand 256). The Ottomans used their powerful military force to continue to invade and conquer‚ becoming one of the strongest and most advanced Islamic dynasties ever seen. The
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