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
ISSN: 10426914
Editorial
Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, NY, United States, 325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 35 Número: 13
Páginas: 1431-1445
WOS Id: 000567571000006