Material study of green stone artifacts from a Teotihuacan complex
Por:
Manrique-Ortega, M. D., Mitrani, A., Casanova-Gonzalez, E., Perez-Ireta, G., Garcia-Bucio, M. A., Rangel-Chavez, I, Aguilar-Melo, V, de Lucio, O. G., Ruvalcaba-Sil, J. L., Sugiyama, N., Sugiyama, S.
Publicada:
2 oct 2020
Resumen:
Despite being one of the largest complexes at Teotihuacan,Plaza de las
Columnashas been one of the least studied. Recent archaeological
discoveries by the ProjectPlaza de las ColumnasComplex revealed that its
inhabitants maintained an evident relationship with the Mayan area. The
methodology employed consisted first of a surface examination of the
materials via imaging techniques. Afterward, mineralogical
characterization was achieved via Infrared (FTIR) and Raman
spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) for complementary analysis,
while the elemental composition was evaluated by X-ray fluorescence
spectroscopy (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy with energy
dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Results indicate a predominance of
objects composed of quartz mixed with carbonates, with a minor number of
objects identified as jadeite, albite, omphacite and serpentine. The
methodology successfully characterized most of the archaeological
objects and establishes new hypotheses regarding the degree of
interregional interaction of the inhabitants ofPlaza de las Columnasand
the degree of access to raw materials and pieces from the Maya area.
Filiaciones:
Manrique-Ortega, M. D.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Mitrani, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Casanova-Gonzalez, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Perez-Ireta, G.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Garcia-Bucio, M. A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Rangel-Chavez, I:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Aguilar-Melo, V:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
de Lucio, O. G.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Ruvalcaba-Sil, J. L.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Lab Nacl Ciencias Invest & Conservac Patrimonio C, Circuito Invest Cient S-N, Ciudad De Mexico 04510, Mexico
Sugiyama, N.:
Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Anthropol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
Sugiyama, S.:
Arizona State Univ, Sch Human Evolut & Social Change, Tempe, AZ USA
Aichi Prefectural Univ, Grad Sch Int Cultural Studies, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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