scholarly journals Materiality, regimes of value, and the politics of craft production, exchange, and consumption: A case of lime plaster at Teotihuacan, Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 56-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Craft Production ◽  
Lime Plaster ◽  
Teotihuacan Mexico

EXCAVATION OF AN OBSIDIAN CRAFT WORKSHOP AT TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth G. Hirth ◽  
David M. Carballo ◽  
Mark Dennison ◽  
Sean Carr ◽  
Sarah Imfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Lithic Technology ◽  
Craft Production ◽  
Classic Period ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Single Test ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
Teotihuacan Mexico

AbstractThe original research by the Teotihuacan Mapping Project (TMP) identified a large number of obsidian workshops within Teotihuacan based on surface concentrations of production debris. Clark (1986b) questioned the validity of these identifications and called for subsurface excavation to confirm the presence of in situ workshop locales. This article summarizes the results from the excavation of one of the obsidian workshops identified in the Tlajinga district of Teotihuacan at Compound 17:S3E1 (Compound 17). We describe the excavations, discuss the lithic technology, and examine the subsurface contexts in terms of what they tell us about in situ obsidian craft activity. Excavations confirm that Compound 17 was a locus of large-scale obsidian craft production during the Classic period. While only a single test case, these results suggest that surface remains at Teotihuacan can be a useful guide in identifying craft production areas when they are confirmed through subsurface testing.

Analysis of Stucco Floors from the Citadel of the Archaeological Zone of Teotihuacan, Mexico

2004 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Torres Montes ◽  
Manuel Reyes García ◽  
Julie Gazzola ◽  
Sergio Gómez
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Salt Crystallization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Water Analyses ◽  
Lime Plaster ◽  
Wet Chemical ◽  
Cementing Material ◽  
Teotihuacan Mexico

ABSTRACTSevere decay of the stone façade of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, one of the more remarkable structures in the World Heritage Site archaeological zone of Teotihuacan, Mexico, is caused by the presence of humidity and salt crystallization. The floors were analyzed to determine whether water and salts were filtering up from the ground and to find a way to reduce the penetration of water. Analyses of the lime plaster and organic matter were carried out by traditional wet chemical methods in order to discover the possible recipe that is the basis of the technology used by Pre-Columbian masons. The presence of an organic mucilage and fiber was identified. The organic components of the floors were analyzed using FTIR of extracts, while mucilage from leaves of a local cactus, Opuntia sp, that is used traditionally as a cementing material in plasters, was analyzed for comparative purposes to determine whether the mucilage was also used in pre-Columbian times. X-ray spectrometry and x- ray diffraction were also used to complement the study to identify the mineralogy of the plasters. This study shows that the Teotihuacanos used a composite material that has great durability, permitting the survival of the floors for almost 2000 years, but that also is succeptible to damage in a modern, stressed environment with high tourist traffic.

Corporate Groups and Domestic Activities at Teotihuacan

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Manzanilla
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Craft Production ◽  
Corporate Groups ◽  
Domestic Activities ◽  
Corporate Character ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Teotihuacan Mexico ◽  
Activity Areas

This article compares domestic subsistence, craft production, and ritual at several excavated apartment compounds in Teotihuacan, Mexico. A new methodological approach for studying activity areas was tested in a multifamily compound at Oztoyahualco 15B:N6W3 with the purpose of obtaining information on specific activities attributable to particular households. This approach combines the identification and mapping of chemical compounds in stucco floors with pollen, phytolith, botanical, and faunal analyses. Together with the distribution of particular types of artifacts, ritual objects, and debris, these data permit an evaluation of the corporate character of certain activities.

A HIGH-RESOLUTION CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PALATIAL COMPLEX OF XALLA IN TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO, COMBINING RADIOCARBON AGES AND ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATES IN A BAYESIAN MODEL

Radiocarbon ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Laura E Beramendi-Orosco ◽  
Galia Gonzalez-Hernandez ◽  
Ana M Soler-Arechalde ◽  
Linda R Manzanilla
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Bayesian Model ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Sample Type ◽  
Dating Methods ◽  
Lime Plaster ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Teotihuacan Mexico

ABSTRACT Teotihuacan is one of the most studied archaeological sites in Mesoamerica because of its exceptional size and urban planning; however, its last years of occupation and abandonment are still under debate. We report a high-resolution chronology for the Xalla complex integrating archaeomagnetic dates, radiocarbon (14C) ages, and detailed archaeological information about sample type and context in a Bayesian model. The model includes 42 14C ages and 7 archaeomagnetic dates grouped in 6 phases, including samples from collapsed roofs with 14C ages earlier than expected, suggesting a problem of inbuilt age. The archaeomagnetic dates on lime plasters were classified in unburned samples, related to the time of construction, and burned samples, related to the Big Fire associated to the abandonment of Teotihuacan. The modeled 14C ages resulted in shorter intervals, with the possibility of differentiating the construction phases, confirming that big beams had inbuilt age. Further, combining the two dating methods and classifying lime plaster samples in burned and unburned, it was possible to date different events within the same archaeological context. It is concluded that by combining these two dating methods and understanding the moment that each sample is dating, it is possible to obtain solid and precise chronologies.

scholarly journals Ritual Economy and the Organization of Scioto Hopewell Craft Production: Insights from the Outskirts of the Mound City Group

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-304
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Everhart ◽  
Bret J. Ruby
Keyword(s):  
Craft Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Magnetic Survey ◽  
Middle Woodland ◽  
The North ◽  
Large Structures ◽  
Production Site ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Ritual Economy ◽  
City Group

This article offers insights into the organization of Scioto Hopewell craft production and examines the implications of this organization through the lens of ritual economy. We present a novel analysis of investigations at the North 40 site, concluding that it is a craft production site located on the outskirts of the renowned Mound City Group. High-resolution landscape-scale magnetic survey revealed a cluster of three large structures and two rows of associated pits; one of the buildings and three of the pits were sampled in excavations. Evidence from the North 40 site marks this as the best-documented Scioto Hopewell craft production site. Mica, chert, and copper were crafted here in contexts organized outside the realm of domestic household production and consumption. Other material remains from the site suggest that crafting was specialized and embedded in ceremonial contexts. This analysis of the complex organization of Scioto Hopewell craft production provides grounds for further understanding the elaborate ceremonialism practiced by Middle Woodland (AD 1–400) societies and adds to the known complexity of craft production in small-scale societies. Furthermore, this article contributes to a growing body of literature demonstrating the utility of ritual economy as a framework for approaching the sociality of small-scale societies.

Craft production at Köhne Shahar, a Kura-Araxes settlement in Iranian Azerbaijan

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 127-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Alizadeh ◽  
Siavash Samei ◽  
Kourosh Mohammadkhani ◽  
Reza Heidari ◽  
Robert H. Tykot
Keyword(s):  
Craft Production
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