The occurrence of palygorskite in the Yucatán peninsula: Ethno-historic and archaeological contexts

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-230

  Sanchez Del Rio M ^a   Suarez M ^b   Garcia romero E ^c  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Maya blue; Maya culture; Palygorskite; Yucat n

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; PALYGORSKITE; PROVENANCE;

YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 62249171552     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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