Classificação de cerâmicas arqueológicas da Bacia Amazônica

• Autor(a) principal: Latini,Rose Mary
• Data de Publicação: 2001
• Outros Autores: Bellido Jr.,Alfredo Victor, Vasconcellos,Marina Beatriz Agostini, Dias Junior,Ondemar Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Química Nova (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422001000600003
• topic: archaeometry; ancient ceramics; neutron activation analysis

In order to elucidate the traditional classification of archaeological artefacts, a multielemental analytical method for characterisation of its micro and macro chemical constituents. combined with statistical multivariate analysis for classification, were used. Instrumental thermal neutron activation analysis, for elemental chemical determination, and three statistical methods: discriminant, cluster and modified cluster analysis were applied. The statistical results obtained for the samples from Iquiri, Quinari and Xapuri archaeological phases were in good agreement with the conventional archaeological classification. Iaco and Jacuru archaeological phase were not characterised as homogenous groups. Iquiri phase were the most distinct in relation to the other analysed groups. An homogeneous group for 54% collected samples at the Los Angeles site was also found, this could be characterised as a new archaeological phase.