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The dawn of geoarchaeological research in Costa Rica: Heinrich Fischer’s XIX century mineralogical understanding of aboriginal sculptures from Costa Rica.
Oscar H. Lücke1, Guillermo E. Alvarado1,2
olucke@ucr.ac.cr
1: Universidad de Costa Rica
2: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
The work of Heinrich L. Fischer represents the beginning of an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of Costa Rican pre-Columbian cultures. Fischer’s pioneering work is herein represented and analyzed from a historical and geoscientific point of view. The mineralogical determination of the materials used for the sculptures sheds light on the development and implementation of different crafting techniques which may be associated with different groups within Central American pre-Columbian societies. The mineralogical diversity and composition of the sculptures indicates the use of raw materials which are foreign to the Costa Rican geotectonic context. This particular fact was recognized by Fischer whose interpretation of the origin of such materials was incorrect because of the limited extent of geological studies in Central America at the time of his research. Fischer’s use of non-destructive mineralogical analysis techniques is pioneering in the realm of Costa Rican geoarchaeological research.
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