Provenance Study of Archaeological Ceramics from Syria Using XRF Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Thermoluminescence Dating

Table 3

Mean values and standard deviation for the two chemical groups in the pottery. All values are in μg/g; 𝑛 equals the number of samples in each category.

Elements	Group 1 (𝑛=3); Mar-Takla; Mean ± SD	Group 2 (𝑛=48); Tel Jamous; Mean ± SD
Ca	155000±10000	75000±11000
Cu	39±10	45±13
Fe	32000±3000	49000±10000
K	17000±1000	11000±1000
Mn	260±16	600±67
Nb	18±2	20±4
Ni	58±10	77±26
Pb	19±3	19±4
Rb	21±3	47±7
Sr	240±28	170±39
Ti	4000±200	7600±1200
Y	22±2	32±4
Zn	110±13	133±10
Zr	195±9	310±41