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The Alteration and Natural Consolidation Effects of a Ceramic Vessel in Archaeological Excavation From San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, Veracruz, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

M.E. Guevara ,
M. Lopez ,
A. Cruz-Lara ,
A. Cyphers  and
J.E. Gama
M.E. Guevara
Affiliation:
Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía, IN AH. Exconvento de Churubusco, Xicotencatl y Gral. Anaya, Mexico City 04120.
M. Lopez
Affiliation:
Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía, IN AH. Exconvento de Churubusco, Xicotencatl y Gral. Anaya, Mexico City 04120.
A. Cruz-Lara
Affiliation:
Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía, IN AH. Exconvento de Churubusco, Xicotencatl y Gral. Anaya, Mexico City 04120.
A. Cyphers
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City.
J.E. Gama
Affiliation:
Instituto de Goelogía, Departamento de Edafología UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City.
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Abstract

A study of a ceramic vessel from San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, Veracruz, México (Early Formative 1550–900 b.C.) was developed using three selected analytical methods: Petrographic thin section, X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results suggested, that the soil weathering processes on the ceramic vessel generated phenomenons, such as an increase in porosity, a decrease in bulk-density and loss in structural stability.

On the other hand, the presence of amorphous materials (SiO2, FeO3) in the soil, interacted with the ceramic giving it a natural consolidation. The consequences of our study are discussed in detail.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 462: Symposium DD – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology V , 1996 , 263
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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