Determining Provenance from Compositional Data

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Pedro A. López-García (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico) Denisse L. Argote (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico)

Determining Provenance from Compositional Data

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Pedro A. López-García (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico), Denisse L. Argote (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico)

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Cambridge University Press
26 March 2026

Data analysis: general; Archaeological methodology & techniques; Geochemistry; Machine learning

Series: Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques

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Traditionally, classical multivariate statistical methods have been applied to relate cultural materials recovered at archaeological sites to their respective raw material sources. However, when reviewing published research, which usually claims to have reached a high degree of confidence in the assignment of materials, the authors have detected that those applying these methods can make serious errors that compromise the inferences made. This Element reconsiders the use of statistical methods to address the problem of provenance analysis of archaeological materials using a step-by-step procedure that allows the recognition of natural groups in the data, thus obtaining better quality classifications while avoiding the problems of total or partial overlaps in the chemical groups (common in biplots). To evaluate the methods proposed here, the challenge of group search in ceramic materials is addressed using algorithms derived from model-based clustering. For cases with partial data labeling, a semi-supervised algorithm is applied to obsidian samples.

By: Pedro A. López-García (National Institute of Anthropology and History Mexico), Denisse L. Argote (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9781009634168
ISBN 10: 100963416X
Series: Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques
Pages: 86
Publication Date: 26 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active