Traces of Integration: A Study of Early Colonial Ware by Imagenology Methods

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Tzintzuntzan, Capital of the Tarascan Empire: New Perspectives" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The capital of the Tarascan empire was located in Tzintzuntzan (Michoacán, Mexico), which reached its peak during the Late Postclassic (AD 1350–1525). At the time of contact, there was an almost unique continuous transition, showing a historical process of long duration, where different traditions converged. Among the evidence of this is the Romita Sgraffito ware, which is characterized by its whitish slip and lead glaze, in addition to its engraved designs in green and yellow, which show pre-Hispanic manufacture and decoration, integrating Hispanic materials and techniques. This is a preliminary study of the sample obtained from a workshop located at the foot of La Gran Plataforma, which allows us to better identify and characterize the manufacturing traces, through imaging analysis, such as RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) and the production of multispectral images, in order to show the scope of these techniques applied in this case study.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Tzintzuntzan, Capital of the Tarascan Empire: New Perspectives   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36989.0