pottery {Rnotes} | R Documentation |
The data arise from a chemical analysis of 26 samples of pottery found at Romano-British kiln sites in Wales, Gwent and the New Forest. The variables describe the composition, in terms of the metals aluminium, iron, magnesium, calcium and sodium, and are expressed as percentages of the oxides of the metals.
Site |
The site, coded as follows: L:Llanederyn; C:Caldicot; I:Island Thorns; A:Ashley Rails |
Al |
Aluminiun content |
Fe |
Iron content |
Mg |
Magnesium content |
Ca |
Calcium content |
Na |
Sodium content |
Multivariate analysis
Tubb, A. et al. "Archaeometry", Vol 22, pp 153171, (1980)