STUDY OF THE PUREPECHA METALS BY PIXE AND METALLOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
2006 ◽
Vol 16
(01n02)
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pp. 137-143
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Proton-Induced-X-Ray-Emission (PIXE) is a suitable technique for the elemental analysis of ancient metallic artifacts, without any deterioration of the samples. Metallography was used to determine the manufacture technique of ancient metallic artifacts. These techniques were applied to study 12 copper artifacts collected, from burial offerings of a "Señor Tarasco", discovered by Eduardo Pareyon, in "El Portal de Matamoros", Uruapan, Michoacán, in 1957.