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Statistical Analysis of Lead Isotope Data in Provenance Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Terry J. Reedy  and
Chandra L. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy
Affiliation:
Statistical Consultant, 3 Stage Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA
Chandra L. Reedy
Affiliation:
Art Conservation Program, 303 Old College, Uni. of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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Abstract

Tracing artifacts to ore sources is different from assigning ore samples to time epochs. Until now, archaeometrists working with lead isotopes have used the ratio methods developed by geochronologists. For provenance studies, however, the use of composition data (the fraction of each of the four isotopes) leads to fewer arbitrary choices, two standard types of plots (labelled ternary and canonical variable), and a consistent method of discriminant analysis for separating groups of samples from different sources.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 185: Symposium G – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II , 1990 , 39
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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