Archaeometallurgy and Productive Processes: Understanding Copper Smelting Production in the Prehispanic and Colonial Site of Jicalán, Michoacán, 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.

This paper focuses on the characterization of technological processes used for producing copper at the archaeological site of Jicalán Viejo, Michoacán, in Western Mexico, which includes both prehispanic and colonial contexts. We carried out an archaeometallurgical study of slag samples recovered from the surface in an area labeled “Transectos.” Preliminary results from optical microscopy (OP), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) have shown some interesting findings about the smelting activities at this location.

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• 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): 36458.0