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An Analysis of Mayan Painting Techniques at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Abstract
We studied mural painting samples from Bonampak (790-792 AD), Chiapas, Mexico, by several analytical methods: gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS), optical microscopy and X-ray diffractometry.
The GC/MS suggested an original use of natural organic materials on both, the painting layers and the mortars, leading to the identification of a specific a Mayan technique of painting murals.
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