Weathering of serpentinite stone due to in situ generation of calcium and magnesium sulfates

R Navarro, D Pereira, EF de Ar�valo…�- …�and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a thorough study of the main features and the decay causes and
mechanisms of serpentinites both freshly quarried and after centuries exposure at the main�…

Pre-columbian “jade”: Towards an improved identification of green-colored stone in Mesoamerica

CG Tremain�- Lithic Technology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The discovery of Pre-Columbian artifacts manufactured from green-colored stone is
a noteworthy event within Mesoamerican archaeology, made even more significant as size�…

Non-Invasive Characterization of Stone Artifacts from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, Mexico

MD Manrique-Ortega, P Claes, V Aguilar-Melo…�- MRS Online�…, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Museum of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City holds a collection
of several thousands of polished stone artifacts that were excavated and identified as temple�…

Provenance and Manufacture of Mixtec Style Objects Found on the Surrounding Structures of the Precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan

RBSC Ciriaco, JLR Sil�- MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), 2014 - cambridge.org
Seventy six speckled greenstone items have been recovered on the surrounding structures
of the Aztec precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. Several researchers have�…

Collapse as Constrained Possibility: Rural Action at Early Postcalssic Monte El Santo following the Rio Viejo Political Collapse

P Meehan - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation presents the results of the Monte El Santo Archaeological Project (MSAP)
and examines how the rural community of Monte El Santo responded to the political�…

Les �turquoises culturelles� et la caract�risation par fluorescence de rayons X (XRF) in situ du disque de mosa�que de l'offrande 99 du Templo Mayor de M�xico�…

K Laclavetine, JL Ruvalcaba-Sil, C Duverger…�- ArcheoSciences, 2014 - cairn.info
Les Azt�ques utilis�rent une quantit� importante de min�raux bleus, g�n�ralement
d�sign�s comme turquoise pour confectionner, notamment, des offrandes. Notre �tude�…

Decay Degree determination of Archaeological Shell Objects from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, using a Visible Light Spectrometer

MLG Parrodi, JLR Sil�- MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), 2012 - cambridge.org
In four offerings of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan five groupings of Pinctada Mazatlanica
shell pendants were found. Due to the burial conditions, damages on the surfaces can be�…

An�lisis fisicoqu�mico no invasivo de colgantes hachoides de piedras verdes de las colecciones arqueol�gicas del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica y del Museo del�…

C Hern�ndez Murillo - kerwa.ucr.ac.cr
Las sociedades precolombinas de la actual Costa Rica formaron uno de los principales
centros de producci�n de artefactos de jade y piedras verdes de Mesoam�rica, los�…