Neutron activation analysis of fine grey pottery from Conimbriga,Santa Olaia and Tavarede,Portugal |
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Authors: | J.M.P. Cabral M.A. Gouveia A.M. Alarcão J. Alarcao |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Quimica, LNETI, 2685 Sacavém, Portugal;2. Museu Monográfico de Conimbriga, Condeixa, Portugal;3. Instituto de Arqueologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The concentrations of two major elements and thirteen trace elements in 73 selected sherds of fine grey ware from the Iron Age and Roman period, excavated at Conimbriga, Santa Olaia and Tavarede, Portugal, were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. These concentrations were used to calculate distance matrices which were then subjected to cluster analysis employing SAHN and k-means methods, as well as to principal components analysis, to group the sherds according to the overall similarity of their compositional characteristics. The results showed that equivalent groupings appeared regardless of the taxonomic method used. Two major clusters were recognized corresponding to two different sites, namely Conimbriga and Santa Olaia, suggesting that the ceramics from these sites were made locally. No significant differences in compositional patterns were observed between iron age and roman sherds from Conimbriga. |
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Keywords: | Iberia Conimbriga iron age romano-lusitano grey pottery ceramics neutron activation analysis multivariate analysis |
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