Pyrotechnological knowledge in the pre-Hispanic Maya society: Magnetic and infrared spectrometry surveys of limekilns in the western Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports（2020）
Abstract
•Maya Limekilns were investigated in the western Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico).•A temperature range of 750–850 ºC was estimated for lime production process.•Kilns were last used between 900 and 1050 AD and 1460 and 1630 AD.•The chronology is linked to the constructive splendor of the Maya area.
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Key words
Infrared spectrometry,Limekilns,Paleotemperatures,Archaeomagnetism,Yucatan
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