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Developments in Ceramic Materials Research

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Leslie G. Cecil<br />

Table 3. Mahalanobis Distance Calculation for the Clay Samples Projected aga<strong>in</strong>st the<br />

Non-Ash Paste Group<br />

Clay Samples Probability of Membership <strong>in</strong> Non-ash Paste group<br />

LGC110 0.047<br />

LGC111 0.000<br />

LGC112 0.002<br />

LGC113 2.867<br />

LGC114 0.025<br />

LGC115 0.453<br />

LGC116 0.313<br />

LGC117 0.764<br />

LGC119 0.000<br />

Figure 9. Plot of chromium and barium base-10 logged concentrations demonstrat<strong>in</strong>g the possible<br />

membership of the white clay samples (identified by sample number) <strong>in</strong> the two basic Clemencia<br />

Cream Paste ware compositional groups (ash tempered and non-ash tempered). Samples were analyzed<br />

by INAA. Ellipses represent 90% confidence <strong>in</strong>tervals for group membership.<br />

The clay samples consistently plot with<strong>in</strong> the ellipse (90% confidence <strong>in</strong>terval) that<br />

represents pottery from Ch’ich’ (Figure 10). Unfortunately, the small sample size of the<br />

pottery does not allow for statistical test<strong>in</strong>g; however, because the clay samples always plot<br />

with<strong>in</strong> this sherd group, I am confident that they represent the clays used for some sherds<br />

manufactured at Ch’ich’. None of the collected gray clay samples correspond to the Snail-<br />

Inclusion Paste ware sherds.

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