Characterisation of obsidian subsource variability at El Paredón, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8354589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Armando Castellanos (0000-0003-1257-221X, Department of Anthropology Boston University Boston Massachusetts USA, corresponding author), Aurelio López Corral (0000-0001-7844-4523, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia Tlaxcala Mexico), Alejandro Mitrani (0000-0002-0877-5033, LANCIC‐IF Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Mexico City Mexico), Armando Arciniega (Coordinacion Nacional de Conservacion del Patrimonio Cultural, CODICE Mexico City Mexico), Armado Arciniega (0000-0001-8544-3465, Cultura), D M Carballo (0000-0002-9546-6318, Department of Anthropology Boston University Boston Massachusetts USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1215-1231 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12914 |
| OpenAlex | W4386649500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
Portable X‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) geochemical analysis on obsidian from five Formative period (1200 BCE to AC 100) sites from Tlaxcala, Mexico, has revealed that most of the material had similar values to those found in the closest obsidian source, named El Paredón, Puebla. Nevertheless, initial analyses did not resolve whether these materials came from the same caldera or from a specific obsidian deposit. Here we present a methodology that allows the identification of obsidian subsources. The results reveal that Tlaxcalan populations took advantage of a specific obsidian deposit called Tres Cabezas, Puebla, providing valuable new data to identify associated regional exchange networks
Archaeology · Caldera · Geochemistry · Geography · Mineralogy · Volcano · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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