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Título del libro: American Society For Photogrammetry And Remote Sensing - 20th Biennial Workshop On Aerial Photography, Videography, And High Resolution Digital Imagery For Resource Assessment 2005
Título del capítulo: Identification of archaeological sites in ancient agricultural terraces in Teotihuacán, Mexico

Autores UNAM:
ARMANDO PERALTA HIGUERA; JORGE PRADO MOLINA;
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Año de publicación:
2006
Palabras clave:

Aerial images; Agricultural soils; Archaeological site; Balloon flights; Domestic activity; Low altitudes; Me-xico; Near Infrared; Pixel size; Potential sites; Scientific information; Underground radar; Aerial photography; Electric conductivity; Landforms; Photographic equipment; Remote sensing; Video recording; Agriculture


Resumen:

The analysis of color and near-infrared aerial images of a hill shaped with ancient agricultural terraces, allowed for the identification of dwellings from Aztec and early colonial times, and also from much older Teotihuacán-age settlements. Spots with regular shapes could be detected under the current agricultural soil, which guided further studies with underground radar and electric conductivity, from which the extents of foundations were determined. This led to the excavation of a house, that most probably was occupied by artisans specialized in the processing of maguey fibers. The recovery of large amounts of household items, food and tools of the trade, provides an insight of the everyday life of common people, which has been much less studied than the monumental and ceremonial sites. The results are considered an important step towards the study of agriculture, industry and domestic activities in the Teotihuacán Valley, which has been highly populated for centuries. Aerial images with varying pixel sizes were obtained from airplanes and low altitude balloon flights, between 1999 and 2005. The analysis has shown several other potential sites that will be investigated in the mid-term, as interest and scientific information build up.


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