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The research was performed with archaeological obsidian scrapers, collected at the Metztitlan area, Hidalgo, Mexico. The provenance of the raw material was determined by NAA. SEM technique was applied to identify use wears on pre-Hispanic tools and experimental replicas. The Metztitlan scrapers made of the obsidian of Zacualtipan, Hidalgo, Mexico, were probably used for Agave juice extraction in the Late Postclassical period.
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Mandujano, C., Elizalde, S., Cassiano, G. et al. Provenance and use wears of Pre-Hispanic obsidian scrapers from Metztitlan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 252, 81–88 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015287721138
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