Study of archaeological ceramics from the north coast of Peru by EDXRF and exploratory multivariate analysis

C S A Desanti; C R Appoloni; R A Ikeoka; M M A Suñer; M Fagundes; F A Silva

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111541

Study of archaeological ceramics from the north coast of Peru by EDXRF and exploratory multivariate analysis

Appl Radiat Isot. 2024 Dec:214:111541. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111541. Epub 2024 Oct 5.

Authors

C S A Desanti¹, C R Appoloni², R A Ikeoka², M M A Suñer³, M Fagundes⁴, F A Silva⁵

Affiliations

¹ State University of Londrina, CCE, Department of Physics, Londrina, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: csumenssi@gmail.com.
² State University of Londrina, CCE, Department of Physics, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
³ Federal University of Ouro Preto, Department of Museology, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil.
⁴ Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Department of Geography, Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
⁵ University of São Paulo, Museum of Archaeology e Ethnology, SP, Brazil.

PMID: 39378667
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111541

Abstract

This article presents the first results for elemental composition of 193 fragments ceramic from four sites located in Ventarrón-Collud archaeological complex, Peru. The results from EDXRF and multivariate analysis indicated statistical similarity among four groups of ceramic fragments, selected by remarkable stylistic variation, collected from different archaeological space/time contexts. The correspondence in the elemental composition of the ceramic paste of the artifacts corroborates the hypothesis that similar raw materials were used consistently throughout the entire occupation of this archaeological complex.

Keywords: Archaeological ceramics; Archaeometry; Multivariate analys; X-Ray fluorescence.