Title
Dating and determination of firing temperature of ancient potteries from Yumina archaeological site, Arequipa, Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mejia-Bernal J.
Rios-Orihuela J.
Watanabe S.
Universidad Federal de Sao Paulo
Universidad de Sao Paulo
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Pottery fragments from the Yumina archaeological site, Arequipa, Peru, were dated by means of thermoluminescence (TL) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique was used to study the firing temperature using the iron signal (Fe3+) as a firing temperature reference. The ages of the samples were found to be between 1190 ± 30 and 1240 ± 80 years (777 ± 80 and 827 ± 30 A.D.) determined by both techniques. The firing temperature of ceramics was found to be around 550 ± 50 °C. Our study, based on the combination of TL and OSL techniques to study Yumina archaeological site pottery, will be helpful for archaeologists in Peru. With the results of this investigation, we can understand the chronology and determine the areas of dispersion and density of the archaeological occupation in the Arequipa Valley. In addition, the calculated ages are consistent with the occupation period of the Yumina archaeological site estimated by stratigraphic analysis of the potteries.
Volume
155
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Arqueología
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073206432
PubMed ID
Source
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
ISSN of the container
09698043
Sponsor(s)
This work was carried out with partial financial support from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP , Brazil (Processes number 2014/03085-0 and 2018/17419-8 ).
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