Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala)
Abstract The pigments were important in the funerary customs of the ancient Maya. They could be introduced as an offering inside the tombs or burials, and were also used to wrap the dead bodies, as if it were a funeral shroud. In the tombs and burials of royalty and high social classes the use of pi...
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| author | María Teresa Doménech-Carbó María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual Laura Osete-Cortina Antonio Doménech-Carbó Nuria Guasch-Ferré Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo |
| author_facet | María Teresa Doménech-Carbó María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual Laura Osete-Cortina Antonio Doménech-Carbó Nuria Guasch-Ferré Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo |
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| description | Abstract The pigments were important in the funerary customs of the ancient Maya. They could be introduced as an offering inside the tombs or burials, and were also used to wrap the dead bodies, as if it were a funeral shroud. In the tombs and burials of royalty and high social classes the use of pigments for this purpose is well documented, and physicochemical studies are focused on their identification. This scientific contribution shows the results obtained when analyzing two reddish pigmenting materials from the grave goods of the tomb 19 of the archaeological site of Rio Azul, (Guatemalan Department of Petén), using a multi-technique approach including microscopy, diffraction, spectroscopic, electrochemical and chromatographic techniques. The results have enabled the identification of the inorganic and organic materials composing these pigmenting materials found in a ceramic posthumous offering dish and further discussion mainly has been focused on the geological source of the inorganic materials and the possible origin of the organic matter accompanying these two pigmenting materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb8dbe4e393a4ca3a73e08b7ec2abe3c2022-12-22T01:18:43ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452020-05-018111410.1186/s40494-020-00386-zFunerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala)María Teresa Doménech-Carbó0María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual1Laura Osete-Cortina2Antonio Doménech-Carbó3Nuria Guasch-Ferré4Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo5Institut de Restauració del Patrimoni, Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaDepartament d’Historia de l’Art, Universitat de ValènciaInstitut de Restauració del Patrimoni, Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaDepartament de Química Analítica, Universitat de ValènciaInstitut de Restauració del Patrimoni, Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaDepartament d’Historia de l’Art, Universitat de ValènciaAbstract The pigments were important in the funerary customs of the ancient Maya. They could be introduced as an offering inside the tombs or burials, and were also used to wrap the dead bodies, as if it were a funeral shroud. In the tombs and burials of royalty and high social classes the use of pigments for this purpose is well documented, and physicochemical studies are focused on their identification. This scientific contribution shows the results obtained when analyzing two reddish pigmenting materials from the grave goods of the tomb 19 of the archaeological site of Rio Azul, (Guatemalan Department of Petén), using a multi-technique approach including microscopy, diffraction, spectroscopic, electrochemical and chromatographic techniques. The results have enabled the identification of the inorganic and organic materials composing these pigmenting materials found in a ceramic posthumous offering dish and further discussion mainly has been focused on the geological source of the inorganic materials and the possible origin of the organic matter accompanying these two pigmenting materials.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00386-zFunerary colorsAromaticsMesoamericaMaya cultureTomb 19Rio Azul |
| spellingShingle | María Teresa Doménech-Carbó María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual Laura Osete-Cortina Antonio Doménech-Carbó Nuria Guasch-Ferré Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) Heritage Science Funerary colors Aromatics Mesoamerica Maya culture Tomb 19 Rio Azul |
| title | Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) |
| title_full | Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) |
| title_fullStr | Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) |
| title_short | Funerary colors in Pre-classical Maya culture: the red pigment in the 19th tomb of Rio Azul (Peten, Guatemala) |
| title_sort | funerary colors in pre classical maya culture the red pigment in the 19th tomb of rio azul peten guatemala |
| topic | Funerary colors Aromatics Mesoamerica Maya culture Tomb 19 Rio Azul |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00386-z |
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