[Aztlan] ANALYZING PAINT AT COPAN

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

A Brisbane PhD student is using FTIR-ATR spectral imaging to do  
infrered analysis at the Rosalila temple at Copan. She has found the  
Maya used muscovite mica in paint to make the buildings glitter. By  
analyzing paint materials, deductions can be made about cultural  
changes over time.

Australian Higher Education has the story here;

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23093081-12332,00.html? 
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