Statistical analysis of some loomweights from Pompeii : a postscript

Baxter, Michael J. and Cool, Hilary E.M. and Anderson, Michael A. (2010) Statistical analysis of some loomweights from Pompeii : a postscript. Archeologia e Calcolatori, 21. pp. 185-200. ISSN 1120-6861

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Abstract

In 2008 the Authors undertook a detailed statistical analysis of the dimensions of a large sample of loomweights from Insula VI.1, Pompeii. A major finding was that the weights of the loomweights appeared to have a bimodal distribution. Further analysis using loomweights that have come to light since the original work strengthens this observation. An analysis of loomweight volume has been undertaken with a view to predicting weight from volume for incomplete loomweights where sufficient information is retained to allow a volume calculation. Recently published experimental work allows an interpretation of the bimodality of the weights in terms of the loom set-up and the cloth being woven, and this is explored in some detail, along with further, tentative, observations on the chronology of the weights.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Statistics; Classification of archaeological finds
Subjects:	900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 930.1 Archeologia (Classificare qui la Storia fino al 4000 a.C., l'Archeologia preistorica, le opere interdisciplinari sull'Archeologia) > 930.102 Archeologia - Opere miscellanee > 930.1028 Archeologia – Tecniche, metodologie, apparecchi e strumenti (comprende: Archeometria) 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 930.1 Archeologia (Classificare qui la Storia fino al 4000 a.C., l'Archeologia preistorica, le opere interdisciplinari sull'Archeologia) > 930.102 Archeologia - Opere miscellanee > 930.1028 Archeologia – Tecniche, metodologie, apparecchi e strumenti (comprende: Archeometria) > 930.10285 Archeologia – Applicazioni informatiche (comprende: tecniche di datazione) 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 937 Archeologia – Penisola italiana e Territori limitrofi (per Archeologia medievale - Italia, vedi 945.01)
Depositing User:	biblioteca 7
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2011 11:41
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2017 09:34
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/3317

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