Petrographic sample: La Quemada PP 206

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Vessel Registration Number:

La Quemada V-112

La Quemada

600-800 CE

plate

Mexico/West Mexico

Epiclassic

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Description

predominant temper is coarse (<1.2 mm) glass shards that have been added in low amounts; very porous due to large voids

Thin Section Photos  4




600-800 CE
Epiclassic
Magnification:
40x
Polarized Light?
XPL



600-800 CE
Epiclassic
Magnification:
40x
Polarized Light?
XPL



600-800 CE
Epiclassic
Magnification:
40x
Polarized Light?
PPL



600-800 CE
Epiclassic
Magnification:
40x
Polarized Light?
PPL

Break Photos  2


plate
La Quemada
600-800 CE
Epiclassic

plate
La Quemada
600-800 CE
Epiclassic

Vessel Images  3


plate
La Quemada
600-800 CE
Epiclassic

plate
La Quemada
600-800 CE
Epiclassic

plate
La Quemada
600-800 CE
Epiclassic
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Petrographic Sample

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angular to sub-angular volcanic glass; angular to sub-rounded feldspar; angular to sub-angular pumice fragments

Sierra Madre Occidental

Coarse Volcanic Glass (CVG2)

rhyolitic ignimbrites

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Associated Petrofabric

Volcanic Glass (VG) Fabric

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Resist

200-900 CE

Epiclassic

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Associated Types

Tepozan Resist Polychrome

600-800 CE

Epiclassic

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Bibliography

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  1. Andrea Torvinen. "Social Identification and the Capacity for Collective Action at La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico (600-800 CE)", Ph.D., School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, 2018
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