La obsidiana en Teotepec, Veracruz: análisis visual y químico para determinar fuentes de origen
Palabras clave:
Costa del Golfo, Teotepec, análisis químico, estudios líticos, obsidianaResumen
El análisis visual de la obsidiana, en combinación con el análisis químico de una muestra representativa, ha sido una técnica común y útil en la determinación de fuentes de colecciones de lítica. En este estudio presentamos los resultados de un análisis químico y visual aplicado a la colección de obsidiana que deriva del sitio arqueológico de Teotepec, ubicado en la Sierra de los Tuxtlas en el sur de Veracruz. Presentamos patrones diacrónicos generales de datos sobre producción y consumo en el sitio, y también destacamos las formas en que el consumo de lítica en el sitio se ajusta y/o diverge de patrones regionales e interregionales.
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