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New Studies in The Building Mai1Urais of Teotihuacan, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Luis Barba ,
J.L. Córdova ,
K.F. Link  and
A. Ortiz
Luis Barba
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Prospección Arqueológica, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, D.F, 04510, México, D.F
J.L. Córdova
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ixtapalapa, Micboacán y Purísima, Col. Vicentina, 09340, México, D.F.
K.F. Link
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Prospección Arqueológica, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, D.F, 04510, México, D.F
A. Ortiz
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Prospección Arqueológica, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, D.F, 04510, México, D.F
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Abstract

Digital image processing and numerical analysis of geophysical, geological and archaeological data from the ancient city of Teotihuacan have provided valuable information concerning the volume of structures, and the amount of materials removed from quarries. We have estimated the total area constructed as roofs, floors and walls in apartment compounds. This information has allowed the estimation of the total amount of lime plaster used in the construction of the city. This information supports new interpretations regarding the scale of resource utilization by this urban settlement.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 491
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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