The Inah Salvage Archaeology Excavations at Azcapotzalco, Mexico
An Analysis of the Lithic Assemblage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6034071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raul García Chávez (National Institute of Anthropology and History, corresponding author), Michael D Glascock (0000-0003-0686-7556), J Michael Elam, Harry B Lceland (The University of Texas at San Antonio) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-232 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0956536100000249 |
| OpenAlex | W2103139220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 5 |
Analysis of a collection of lithic artifacts from recent INAH salvage excavations in Azcapotzalco, Mexico, contributes to our understanding of lithic procurement and manufacturing processes, other economic activities, intersite relations, and the decline of Classic civilization in the Basin of Mexico. The results of NAA conducted at the Missouri University Research Reactor on a small sample of obsidian artifacts from the site support the conclusions of visual analysis and growing evidence from other central Mexican sites that at the end of the Classic Period obsidian exchange networks utilizing the Pachuca, Hidalgo, sources were largely replaced by a widespread dependence on the considerably more distant obsidian source of Ucareo, Michoacan. It appears likely that Ucareo obsidian was imported primarily in the form of large polyhedral cores used to produce prismatic blades. Obsidian from the Otumba, State of Mexico, source was also identified by NAA in biface and blade form
Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Geography · Lithic technology · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2021 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |