ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING OF THE ERUPTION OF XITLE VOLCANO, BASIN OF MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MESOAMERICAN CENTERS OF CUICUILCO AND TEOTIHUACAN (Datación arqueomagnética de la erupción del volcán Xitle, cuenca de México: implicaciones para los centros mesoamericanos de Cuicuilco y Teotihuacan)

ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING OF THE ERUPTION OF XITLE VOLCANO, BASIN OF MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MESOAMERICAN CENTERS OF CUICUILCO AND TEOTIHUACAN (Datación arqueomagnética de la erupción del volcán Xitle, cuenca de México: implicaciones para los centros mesoamericanos de Cuicuilco y Teotihuacan)

The Cuicuilco archaeological site in southern Basin of Mexico is covered by lava flows from the Xitle volcano. Dating the Xitle eruption and Cuicuilco abandonment has long been attempted. Contrasting results with radiocarbon dates around 2000 and 1670 yr BP have been reported, with implications for...

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Main Authors: Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Avto Goguitchaichvili, Ligia Pérez-Cruz, Juan Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dr. Pascual Izquierdo-Egea 2016-06-01
Series:Arqueología Iberoamericana
Subjects:
cuicuilco
teotihuacan
xitle volcano
archaeomagnetism
mesoamerica
volcan xitle
arqueomagnetismo
Online Access:http://www.laiesken.net/arqueologia/archivo/2016/30/4

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