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Archaeometry of colour in the Maya area

Description

Physico-chemical characterisation of mural painting from the Maya Lowlands. Bank with more than 300 samples from murals that decorated the Mayan palaces of Yucatan and Campeche (Mexico) and Petén (Guatemala). Elaboration of the database "Materials and techniques of Maya mural painting".

Keywords

archaeometry, Mayan culture, mural painting