Near-Surface Geophysics in Jicalán, Mexico

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Technological Transitions in Prehispanic and Colonial Metallurgy: Recent and Ongoing Research at the Archaeological Site of Jicalán Viejo, in Central Michoacán, West Mexico" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Near-surface geophysics has been widely used as a tool to determine the distribution of objects at depth with archaeological targets. To identify more specific objects, such as ovens and associated structures, the potential method of magnetometry, electrical resistivity tomography, and induced polarization are applied in the Archaeological Zone of Jicalán, Michoacán, Mexico.

The results of this work are presented and indicate that the archaeological exploration sites that meet the conclusive characteristics of the three geophysical methods are indicative of probable smelting furnaces.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Technological Transitions in Prehispanic and Colonial Metallurgy: Recent and Ongoing Research at the Archaeological Site of Jicalán Viejo, in Central Michoacán, West Mexico   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37611.0