Wednesday, 13 June 2018

New research unveils true origin of ancient turquoise

(Dickinson College) New research overturns more than a century of claims that the source of turquoise used and revered by ancient civilizations in Mexico, such as the Aztecs, came from the Southwestern US Geochemical analyses show the origin of the turquoise is Mesoamerica (Central Mexico to Central America).

from EurekAlert! - Archaeology https://ift.tt/2sUFne3

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