The micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to identify manganese oxides, pyrolusite, manganite and cryptomelane in archaeological sites in northern Atacama Desert, Chile. The present micro-Raman data allow us to compare and expand the origins of raw materials used by archaic groups of the Atacama Desert. In the Andean highlands, pyrolusite and manganite were identified while in the coastal lowlands manganite and cryptomelane were found. The present results complement the data obtained from the lithic materials and rock art painting analyses pointing to a better understanding of the daily life of ancient populations and minerals use in this region.
%0 Journal Article
%1 RN264
%A Sepulveda, M.
%A Gutierrez, S.
%A Vallette, M.C.
%A Standen, V.G.
%A Arriaza, B.T.
%A Carcamo-Vega, J.J.
%D 2015
%J Heritage Science
%K archaeological art, atacama black contexts, desert, diagnosis, dqcauchile manganese micro-raman minerals, model, oxides, pigment, rock site spectroscopy,
%R UNSP 32, 10.1186/s40494-015-0061-2
%T Micro-Raman Spectral Identification of Manganese Oxides Black Pigments in an Archaeological Context in Northern Chile
%U /brokenurl#<Go to ISI>://WOS:000362260500001
%V 3
%X The micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to identify manganese oxides, pyrolusite, manganite and cryptomelane in archaeological sites in northern Atacama Desert, Chile. The present micro-Raman data allow us to compare and expand the origins of raw materials used by archaic groups of the Atacama Desert. In the Andean highlands, pyrolusite and manganite were identified while in the coastal lowlands manganite and cryptomelane were found. The present results complement the data obtained from the lithic materials and rock art painting analyses pointing to a better understanding of the daily life of ancient populations and minerals use in this region.
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abstract = {The micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to identify manganese oxides, pyrolusite, manganite and cryptomelane in archaeological sites in northern Atacama Desert, Chile. The present micro-Raman data allow us to compare and expand the origins of raw materials used by archaic groups of the Atacama Desert. In the Andean highlands, pyrolusite and manganite were identified while in the coastal lowlands manganite and cryptomelane were found. The present results complement the data obtained from the lithic materials and rock art painting analyses pointing to a better understanding of the daily life of ancient populations and minerals use in this region.},
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author = {Sepulveda, M. and Gutierrez, S. and Vallette, M.C. and Standen, V.G. and Arriaza, B.T. and Carcamo-Vega, J.J.},
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timestamp = {2019-12-04T03:58:17.000+0100},
title = {Micro-Raman Spectral Identification of Manganese Oxides Black Pigments in an Archaeological Context in Northern Chile},
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