La Ventilla Chronology Supplemental Materials
Summary
Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dates (n = 78) from human bone collagen were analyzed in the largest high-resolution chronology study to date at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in central Mexico (ca. AD 1–550). Samples originate from the residential neighborhood of La Ventilla, located in the heart of this major urban center. Here, a trapezoidal model using Bayesian statistics is built from 14C dates combined with data derived from the stylistic analysis of ceramics from burial contexts. Based on this model, we suggest possible refinements to Teotihuacan’s ceramic chronology, at least within the La Ventilla neighborhood. We also explore the abandonment and reoccupation of La Ventilla after the political collapse of Teotihuacan in the Metepec and Coyotlatelco phases. Findings suggest that these ceramic phases began earlier than is currently projected and that the well-documented abandonment period of La Ventilla may have occurred more abruptly than originally estimated.
Cite this Record
La Ventilla Chronology Supplemental Materials. Gina Buckley. Radiocarbon: 1-25. 2023 ( tDAR id: 468914) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468914
URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/radiocarbon/article/refining-ceramic-...
Keywords
Culture
Teotihuacan
Material
Ceramic
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Dating Sample
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Human Remains
Site Name
La Ventilla
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Teotihuacan
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Bayesian Chronological Modelling
Geographic Keywords
Central Mexico
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Mesoamerica
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Mesoamerica: Central Mexico
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Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan Valley
Temporal Keywords
200 - 900 AD
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 600 to 900 (Epiclassic Period)
Calendar Date: 200 to 600 (Classic Period)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -98.9; min lat: 19.65 ; max long: -98.8; max lat: 19.73 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Gina Buckley
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| Buckley-et-al.-La-Ventilla-Chronology_Supplemental-Materials.pdf | 1.19mb | Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 2:57:04 PM | Public | |
| Supplementary documents for the article: Buckley, G., Clayton, S., Gómez Chávez, S., Cabrera Castro, R., Eccles, L., Culleton, B., & Kennett, D. (2023). REFINING CERAMIC CHRONOLOGY AND EPICLASSIC REOCCUPATION AT LA VENTILLA, TEOTIHUACAN USING TRAPEZOIDAL BAYESIAN MODELING. Radiocarbon, 1-25. doi:10.1017/RDC.2023.21 | |||||