Analyzing Matrices Name: ____________________________________ #

Archeologists study ancient civilizations and their cultures. One way they study these cultures is by exploring sites where the people once lived and analyzing objects that they made. Archeologists use matrices to classify and then compare the objects they find at various archeological sites. For example, suppose that pieces of pottery are found at five different sites. The pottery pieces have certain characteristics: they are either glazed or not glazed, ornamented or not, colored or natural, thin or thick.