Examining Tula Region Ceramic Compositional Analysis

Author(s): Destiny Crider

Year: 2017

Summary

Chemical characterization of ceramics using Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) in Central Mexico has proven to be an important analytical approach for assessing exchange, especially between sub-regions within the Basin of Mexico and neighboring areas. Recent efforts based upon Epiclassic and Early Postclassic Period decorated ceramics have extended the sampling to the ceremonial centers and settlements of Tula Chico and Tula Grande, the resulting chemical analysis defined a more robust compositional group for the Tula region. Building upon these findings, the Tula Region Interaction and Migration Project (TRIMP) targets additional ceramics from Epiclassic centers within the Tula region for NAA analysis. Sampling targets distinctive pottery pastes and decorative styles across multiple sites in an effort to further establish the regional signature for Tula production, but also to test and revise previously proposed compositional groups within the Tula region. Findings address the larger goal of the project to examine interactions and exchange within the Tula region.

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Examining Tula Region Ceramic Compositional Analysis. Destiny Crider. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 431983)

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min long: -107.271; min lat: 12.383 ; max long: -86.353; max lat: 23.08 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 17565