pottery                package:Rnotes                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     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.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The data frame contains the following components: 

    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 

_C_A_T_E_G_O_R_Y:

     Multivariate analysis

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Tubb, A. et al. "Archaeometry", Vol 22, pp 153-171, (1980)

