Comprehensive study of a Postclassic workshop at Cerro San Lucas, Teotihuacan Valley

Abstract

This article presents the results obtained during the first stage of the Project Terrace Agriculture in Cerro San Lucas, Valley of Teotihuacan. This first phase included the aerial photography and the geophysical prospection prior to the excavation of the site. Following the methodology to study archaeological sites from the surface established by the laboratory, the application of geophysical and chemical techniques was determinant in the detection of buried features related to a workshop of maguey production activities from the Late Postclassic Period.