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PECCI, Alessandra; MILETO, Simona; ISLAS OROZCO, Mirsa  y  LOPEZ LUJAN, Leonardo. Analysis of organic residues in colonial jars recovered during the excavations of the Templo Mayor Project in the Historic Downtown of Mexico City. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2024, vol.76, n.2, A090424.  Epub 08-Sep-2025. ISSN 1405-3322.  https://doi.org/10.18268/bsgm2024v76n2a090424.

This research is based on the interest in defining the content of Spanish amphorae used for centuries as containers for agricultural products that were exported from Spain to its American colonies. To do this, we have analyzed a series of fragments of botijas that were found in the colonial stratigraphic levels of the Historic Downtown area of Mexico City. These are 10 samples recovered within the framework of the archaeological excavations of the Templo Mayor Project of the National Institute of Anthropology and History. The results obtained have allowed us to establish that the content of these botijas was not always the same. We identified the presence, often combined, of plant origin products (probably mainly oils and wines), although in certain cases there were also products of animal origin. At the moment, we have not been able to define what the preferred content of each of these containers was and what the sequence was in the bottled products. However, we were able to confirm that it is possible to analyze glazed pottery, obtaining from them key information that will allow us to define the use of most of the vessels from the New Spain colonial period.

Palabras llave : amphorae; botijas; analysis of organic waste; wine; oil; Mexico City; colonial period; sacred site of Tenochtitlan.

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