Technological Analysis and Source Provenance of Obsidian Artifacts from a Sun Pyramid Substructure Cache, Teotihuacan, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4374170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua J Kwoka (0000-0002-0517-7935), M S Shackley (0000-0002-4122-0427) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 205-210 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/laq.2018.71 |
| OpenAlex | W2912387224 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The following report provides new data on a Sun Pyramid cache excavated by René Millon in 1959, including confirmation that the cache was associated with a substructure. A technological analysis illustrates the anthropomorphic eccentric production sequence, and indicates that the miniature projectile points were produced from debitage from multiple reduction technologies. All obsidian artifacts were attributed to the Otumba source area via energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF). In addition to providing data on the production of obsidian implements for ritual deposits, we suggest that the cache may be a representation of scaffold sacrifice
Archaeology · Cache · Debitage · Geography · Optics · Petrology · Physics · Projectile point · Provenance · Pyramid (geometry · Substructure · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership
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Inside the Sun Pyramid at Teotihuacan, Mexico
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |