Provenance of the Limestone Used in Teotihuacan (Mexico): A Methodological Approach*

Barba, Luís; Blancas, Jorge; Manzanilla, Linda; Ortíz, Agustín; Barca, Donatella; Crisci, Gino Mirocle; Miriello, Domenico; Pecci, Alessandra

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00430.x

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“…Given the extensive calcareous deposits in the immediate region and the considerable volume of lime used at Teotihuacan (Barba and Frunz 1999), Mastache et al (2002, p. 59) suggest that lime exploitation was a major activity of the Chingú phase settlement in the region. This was confirmed by recent X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis that identified these deposits as the source of lime for at least one Teotihuacan apartment compound (Barba et al 2009). Likewise, the agriculturally productive alluvial plain may have been an important resource, particularly as a number of Chingú phase sites are situated along two irrigation canals that are at least as old as the colonial period (Mastache and Crespo 1974;Mastache et al 2002, pp.…”

Section: Classic Period Settlementsupporting

confidence: 77%

The Archaeology of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico

Healan

2011

J Archaeol Res

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The site of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, is well known for its distinctive architecture and sculpture that came to light in excavations initiated some 70 years ago. Less well known is the extensive corpus of archaeological research conducted over the past several decades, revealing a city that at its height covered an area of c. 16 km 2 and incorporated a remarkably diverse landscape of hills, plains, alluvial valleys, and marsh. Its dense, urban character is evident in excavations at over 22 localities that uncovered complex arrangements of residential compounds whose nondurable architecture left relatively few surface traces. Evidence of craft production includes lithic and ceramic production loci in specific sectors of the ancient city. Tula possessed a large and densely settled hinterland that apparently encompassed the surrounding region, including most of the Basin of Mexico, and its area of direct influence appears to have extended to the north as far as San Luís Potosí. Tula is believed to have originated as the center of a regional state that consolidated various Coyotlatelco polities and probably remnants of a previous Teotihuacancontrolled settlement system. Its pre-Aztec history exhibits notable continuity in settlement, ceramics, and monumental art and architecture. The nature of the subsequent Aztec occupation supports ethnohistorical and other archaeological evidence that Tula's ruins were what the Aztecs called Tollan.

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Section: Classic Period Settlementsupporting

confidence: 77%

The Archaeology of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico

Healan

2011

J Archaeol Res

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“…Moreover, all currently available studies were devoted to Teotihuacan, the megacity of Mesoamerica, which remains are located in NE of Mexico City. Apart from archeological exploration (Weaver, 1993;Millon, 1993;Taube, 2000;Laporte, 2003;Manzanilla, 1993Manzanilla, , 2003Manzanilla, , 2005aManzanilla, ,b, 2006Manzanilla et al, 2005;Barba et al, 2009) some archeomagnetic studies are also reported (Hueda et al, 2004;Goguitchaichvili et al, 2004;Soler-Arechalde, 2006;Soler-Arechalde et al, 2006;Rodríguez, 2003;Rodríguez et al, 2009). The great Teotihuacan is known as the most complex city in Mesoamerica during the classic period (200600 A.D.).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Rock-magnetic and archeomagnetic survey from some classical settlements at Chapultepec archeological site (western Mesoamerica)

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Many archaeological artifacts contain magnetic minerals that may record the direction and strength of the Earth's magnetic field. The geomagnetic field parameters (declination, inclination and intensity) change through time and then may be used asa dating tool. Over the last three decades, the archeomagnetic method was successfully applied in Europe. Still, no systematic studies are devoted to the American sites. We report here, a detailed rock-magnetic and archeomagnetic investigation of some preColumbian settlements at Chapultepec archeological site (western Mesoamerica). Continuous low-field susceptibility vs. temperature curves performed in air point to Ti-poor titanomagnetites as remanence carriers. Hysteresis ratios fall essentially in the pseudo-single-domain region. The twelve oriented samples taken from the furnace located in the habitation area were demagnetized applying pick alternative fields. In most cases, a stable uni-vectorial remanent magnetization was found yielding a reasonably well defined mean characteristic direction: inclination I = 32.8, declination D = 353.4°, and parameters of Fisherian statistics  95 = 10.4° and k = 14. Still poorly defined directional master curves for Mesoamerica, together with relatively dispersed mean directions obtained in this study, make dating targets difficult. Archaeomagnetic dating was carried out on the basis of Bayessian statistics. This established a most probable time interval from 512 to 634 A.D. with an average of 573  61 A.D. K e y w o r d s : archeomagnetism, Mesoamerica, secular variation Continuation of LATINMAG Special Issue #4, Stud. Geophys. Geod., 54 (2010) V. López-Delgado et al. 330 Stud. Geophys. Geod., 55 (2011)

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“…In addition to the use of volcanic materials for the production of lowland Maya ceramics, Barba et al (2008) have reported the presence of volcanic glass shards in plasters from Teotihuacan, Mexico, although the authors report that there is no hydraulic reaction between the lime and the volcanic ash. Magaloni (1995), in her study of Teotihuacan plasters, also shows photomicrographs with visible glass shards.…”

Section: The Use Of Volcanic Materials In the Maya Lowlandsmentioning

confidence: 97%