Table 2. Mean posterior probability proportions of geochemical source contributions to observed variation in Chaco maize.
Pre 1140 A.D. Maize | Post 1140 A.D. Maize | Historic Maize | |
Chaco Watershed | 0.127 | 0.145 | 0.128 |
Aztec Soil | 0.131 | 0.114 | 0.135 |
Chuska Slope | 0.120 | 0.098 | 0.119 |
Northwestern San Juan | 0.110 | 0.076 | 0.121 |
Lobo Mesa | 0.134 | 0.177 | 0.132 |
Red Mesa | 0.119 | 0.094 | 0.122 |
La Plata | 0.117 | 0.085 | 0.119 |
Salmon Ruin | 0.143 | 0.211 | 0.125 |
For all maize samples, the strontium shows uniform mean posterior probabilities across all possible sources. This indicates a high degree of uncertainty when attempting to use strontium to source maize samples.