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PROVENANCE OF OBSIDIAN ARTIFACTS STUDIED BY PIXE FROM LAGUNILLAS, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO

R. Esparza

Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH), Av. Zapote S/N Col. Isidro Fabela, 14030 México D. F., México

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D. Tenorio

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801 México D. F., México

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M. Jiménez-Reyes

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801 México D. F., México

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G. Murillo

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801 México D. F., México

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L. Torres-Montes

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Institute de Investigaciones Antropológicas Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04500 México D. F., México

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129083501000025Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

PIXE technique has been utilized to analyze some obsidian artifacts found in the Southern Platform of the ceremonial center of Lagunillas, Michoacán, México. According to their chemical composition, the provenance of obsidian was established, thereby confirming the commercial routes of the Lagunillas region during Early (A. D. 900-1200) and Late Postclassical periods (A. D. 1200-1523).

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