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Analysis of Floors from Archaeological Site Chingú in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo State

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2014

Joel Jiménez-Pérez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Casa Talavera. No. 20, Centro Histórico, Mexico DF, CP 06060, Mexico
Alicia Bracamontes Cruz
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Periférico Sur y Zapote, Col. Isidro Fabela, CP 14030 Mexico D.F., Mexico.
Zormy N. Correa Pacheco
Affiliation:
Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2580, Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, CP 07340 Mexico, D.F, Mexico.
José L. Jiménez Pérez*
Affiliation:
Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2580, Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, CP 07340 Mexico, D.F, Mexico.
Alfredo Cruz Orea
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508 Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, CP 07360 Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Abstract

Spectroscopy technique is used for various applications, for example in archaeology, in order to analyze samples of floors, including material excavation sites. In this work the floor samples that were found in two rooms belonging to a house in a residential Hispanic area, at different stratigraphic levels corresponding to the classical period, as well as samples that were collected in two deposits of lime (El Refugio and El Llano) around the site mentioned were analyzed. The characterization of the samples of the archaeological site Chingú in Tula de Allende in the state of Hidalgo was carried out by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to observe the morphology of the samples and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) to analyze the composition of cementitious material of the floors and natural material of lime deposits. Comparing these samples with other archaeological works of literature, the morphology and composition of manufactured floors will be discussed.

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