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Huastec Shell Objects in the Templo Mayor Offerings of Tenochtitlan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2014

Adrián Velázquez-Castro
Adrián Velázquez-Castro*
Affiliation:
Museo del Templo Mayor, Seminario 60, Centro Histórico, México D.F. 06060, México e-mail: adrianveca62@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Huastec region was conquered by the Aztec Empire during the reign of Moctezuma I (1440-1469), nevertheless no objects from this important place have been found for sure in the offerings of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan until now. In this paper the Huastec affiliation of some Tenochca shell objects is discussed based on its comparison with pieces found in the Huastec region, from the stylistic and technological perspective. For the technological study of the objects experimental archaeology and SEM analyses are used.

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archaeologyscanning electron microscopy (SEM)tribology
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1618: Symposium 8A – Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Issues in Materials Science , 2014 , pp. 89 - 96
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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