U‐Pb dating of zircon

A sourcing method for pottery from La Morena archaeological site, north‐west Colombia

Bibliographic Data

ID8352091
AuthorsMarion Weber (0000-0002-4071-6877, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente Universidad Nacional de Colombia Carrera 80 # 65‐223 Medellín Colombia, corresponding author), V Valencia (0000-0003-2508-651X, Department of the Environment Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA), Julio Caballero (Herrenknecht (Germany)), B Villada (Grupo Estudios del Territorio GET, Instituto de Estudios Regionales INER, Universidad de Antioquia Cl. 67 #53‐108 Medellín Colombia), A Cardona (0000-0003-2813-4820, Departamento de Procesos y Energía Universidad Nacional de Colombia Carrera 80 # 65‐223 Medellín Colombia), Fumie Iizuka (0000-0001-7746-6827, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts University of California Merced Merced CA USA)
Year2020
Volume62
Issue3
Pages439-468
Publication date2020-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12532
OpenAlexW2991341010
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

U‐Pb zircon radiometric dating and petrographic thin‐section analysis were used for provenance identification of Ferrería and Marrón Inciso pottery styles from La Morena archaeological site in northwestern Colombia. U‐Pb dating was applied to zircons recovered from pottery and rock samples from nearby geological units. The results suggest at least three distinct sources: the metamorphic rock unit on which the archaeological site is located, a granodiorite unit that outcrops further away from the site, and a mafic rock that cannot be attributed with certainty. U‐Pb in zircons proved to be effective as a provenance method, where ages of the possible source rocks are well constrained, and can be applied to areas where traditional sourcing methods may be problematic

Archaeological science · Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Mafic · Outcrop · Petrography · Pottery · Provenance · Radiometric dating · Zircon · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America · Geology · Paleontology

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