essay

Preliminary description of flotation sample materials from Cihuatecpan, Mexico

excavations at cihuatecpan, an aztec village in the teotihuacan valley • (36) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 239-245

By: McCoy, Bruce Gregory, Evans, Susan Toby.

Abstract
Despite the two missing pages from this document, as noted below, this article does give a brief idea of how flotation analysis is used in the analysis of archaeological materials. Four tables are presented giving the results of flotation analysis of floral, faunal, lithic, ceramic, adobe and plaster samples from the Cihuatecpan site in Mexico.
Subjects
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
tradition
Central Mexico Postclassic
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1300-430 BP (700-1570 AD)
Coverage Place
Cihuatecpan, Mexico
Notes
Bruce Gregory McCoy and Susan T. Evans
for bibliographical references see document 8:Evans
LCCN
89218802
LCSH
Aztecs--Antiquities/Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric--Mexico/Cihuatecpan Site (Mexico) Mexico, Valley of (Mexico)--Antiquities