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Electron Microscopy Studies of the Chronological Sequences of Teotihuacan Plaster Technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Diana Magaloni ,
T. Falcon ,
J. Cama ,
R. W. Siegel ,
R. Lee ,
R. Pancei ,
L. Banos  and
V Castano
Diana Magaloni
Affiliation:
instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM
T. Falcon
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, UNAM
J. Cama
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, UNAM
R. W. Siegel
Affiliation:
Instituto de Materiales UNAM, México city
R. Lee
Affiliation:
Escuela Nacional de Restauración, INAH, Mexico, City
R. Pancei
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, III., USA, ≠Laboratoire de Conservation de la Pierre, EFPL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
L. Banos
Affiliation:
instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM
V Castano
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, UNAM
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Abstract

Over 108 samples of mural paintings from Teotihuacán, México, were studied by scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy and X-ray diffractometry. The results show a sequence in the techniques employed to produce the mural painting's supporting plasters -made of lime and different sands. The technical stages found can be used as archaeological data to help understand the continuous evolution of 800-year mural paintings. 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 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 997
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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