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Ancient Mesoamerican Mortars, Plasters, and Stuccos: Floor Constructions at Uaxactun

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Edwin R. Littmann
Edwin R. Littmann*
Affiliation:
Esso Mexicana, S. A. de C. V., Mexico, D. F.
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Abstract

The precise definition of “floor” as a building unit involving a lime aggregate or mortar (usually called fill) covered by a plaster (usually what is called the floor) the surface of which is treated by a wash coat makes possible detailed study of techniques of floor construction and the correlation of these with various cultural changes. A preliminary study of floors in Structures A–V, A–XVIII, B–XII at Uaxactún indicates that (1) floors improved in quality from Chicanel to Tepeu times, (2) post-Chicanel plasters were treated with a wash coat, especially the painted ones, and (3) the use of many small chips in Tzakol and Tepeu plasters implies extensive stone carving, because it is unlikely that stone would have been broken into such small pieces just for floor construction.

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American Antiquity , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , July 1962 , pp. 100 - 103
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1962

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