Characterization of color production in Xalla's palace complex, Teotihuacan

A multi-analytical approach was used to characterize color remains from Xalla, a Teotihuacan palace complex (project Teotihuacan, Elite and Government. Excavations in Xalla led by Linda R. Manzanilla). Color samples were obtained from polished lithic instruments and pigment ores. Those samples were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science and technology of archaeological research 2019-12, Vol.5 (2), p.221-233
Hauptverfasser: López-Puértolas, Carlos, Manzanilla-Naim, Linda R., Vázquez-de-Ágredos-Pascual, María Luisa
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Zusammenfassung:A multi-analytical approach was used to characterize color remains from Xalla, a Teotihuacan palace complex (project Teotihuacan, Elite and Government. Excavations in Xalla led by Linda R. Manzanilla). Color samples were obtained from polished lithic instruments and pigment ores. Those samples were analyzed combining microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. Our results coincide with previous studies in Teotihuacan, with the chromatic palette displaying a predominance of iron oxides such as hematite, yellow ochre and natural earths, as well as malachite, celadonite and glauconite. We have enlarged the corpus of raw materials with the characterization of jarosite and bone white and mica as aggregate. The identification of raw materials crossed with functional analysis of polished lithic artefacts suggests a production and application process for the pigmenting materials that were divided in four phases, from the crushing of the raw material to the application and finishing of the painted surfaces.
ISSN:2054-8923
2054-8923
DOI:10.1080/20548923.2020.1723240