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Chemical fingerprints reveal ancient Pueblo blue mineral sources

Chemical fingerprints reveal ancient Pueblo blue mineral sources
Phys.org Monday 09 November 2026, 19:00 UTC 1 min read
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Kari Schleher, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Anthropology and faculty curator of archaeology at UNM's Maxwell Museum, recently published research examining whether archaeologists can determine the sources of azurite, a vivid blue copper mineral that was used by the Ancestral Pueblo people starting at least 1,400 years ago.

Kari Schleher, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Anthropology and faculty curator of archaeology at UNM's Maxwell Museum, recently published research examining whether archaeologists can determine the sources of azurite, a vivid blue copper mineral that was used by the Ancestral Pueblo people starting at least 1,400 years ago.
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