PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS ON CERAMIC SAMPLES FROM SITE XALTOCAN OP Z3, NEXTALPAN, MEXICO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2018

Summary

Xaltocan OP Z3, situated on a gentle slope in the former Xaltocan-Zumpanog lake bed, is located in the Nextalpan Municipality, Mexico. The artificially constructed island that comprises this site lies in the middle of Lake Xaltocan and dates to the tenth century AD (Kristin De Lucia, personal communication August 8, 2018). Phytolith, organic residue (FTIR), and elemental composition (XRF) analysis were conducted on twelve ceramics representing bowls, a basin, several comals, and numerous ollas, as well as a single polishing cobble to determine both foods processed and evaluate construction of the ceramics.

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PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS ON CERAMIC SAMPLES FROM SITE XALTOCAN OP Z3, NEXTALPAN, MEXICO. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2018-067. 2018 ( tDAR id: 455193) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455193

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Keywords

Culture
Aztec

Material
Ceramic • Ground Stone

Site Name
Xaltocan OP Z3

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Phytolith Analysis • XRF Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Mexico (Country) • Nextalpan Municipality • Xaltocan-Zumpanog Lake Bed

Temporal Keywords
Aztec

Spatial Coverage

min long: -99.101; min lat: 19.685 ; max long: -98.981; max lat: 19.805 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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