Artículos recientes

2008

G. Chiari, R. Giustetto, J. Druzik, E. Doehne and G. Ricchiardi
Pre-columbian nanotechnology: reconciling the mysteries of the maya blue pigment
Journal Applied Physics A: Materials Science & ProcessingVolume 90, Number 1 / January, 2008, DOI 10.1007/s00339-007-4287-z

∗This study is dedicated to our mentor and friend Constantino Reyes-Valerio, who, with his expertise, dedication and enthusiasm was able to instill in all of us the desire to study what was one of his life loves: Maya Blue. None of our studies could have been possible without the tremendous contribution of Constantino. We thank him deeply.


2008

M. Sánchez del Río, A. Gutiérrez-León, G.R. Castro, J. Rubio-Zuazo, C. Solís, R. Sánchez-Hernández, J. Robles-Camacho and J. Rojas-Gaytán
Synchrotron powder diffraction on Aztec blue pigments
Journal Applied Physics A: Materials Science & ProcessingVolume 90, Number 1 / January, 2008, DOI 10.1007/s00339-007-4287-z

2006

Manuel Sánchez del Río, Constantino Reyes-Valerio, Michel Picquart, Emmanuel Haro-Poniatowski, Enrique Lima, Víctor Hugo Lara, Patricia Castillo, Humberto Vázquez, Víctor Hugo Uc, Sandra Páez, Sonia Menéndez Castro, Karen Mahé Lugo Romera, Pedro Bosch, Corina Solis
NUEVAS INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE EL AZUL MAYA
LA CIENCIA DE MATERIALES Y SU IMPACTO EN LA ARQUEOLOGIA VOLUMEN III, Octubre 2006, Pp 11-20. ISBN: 970-773-269-5

2006

M. SÁNCHEZ DEL RÍO, P. MARTINETTO, C. REYES-VALERIO, E. DOORYHÉE, M. SUÁREZ
SYNTHESIS AND ACID RESISTANCE OF MAYA BLUE PIGMENT
Archaeometry Vol 48, February 2006, Pages 115

2006

M. Sánchez del Río, P. Martinetto, C. Solís, and C. Reyes-Valerio
PIXE analysis on Maya blue in Prehispanic and colonial mural paintings
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms , August 2006, Pages 628-632

2005

M. Sanchez del Rio, A. Sodo, S. G. Eeckhout, T. Neisius, P. Martinetto, E. Dooryhée and C. Reyes-Valerio
"Fe K-edge XANES of Maya blue pigment"
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Volume 238, Issues 1-4, August 2005, Pages 50-54

2005

M. Sánchez del Río, M. Suárez, E. García Romero, L. Alianelli, R. Felici, P. Martinetto, E. Dooryhée, C. Reyes-Valerio, F. Borgatti, B. Doyle, A. Giglia, N. Mahne, M. Pedio and S. Nannarone
"Mg K-edge XANES of sepiolite and palygorskite"
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Volume 238, Issues 1-4, August 2005, Pages 55-60

2004

M. Sanchez del Rio, P. Martinetto, C. Reyes-Valerio, E. Dooryhée, N. Peltier, M. Suárez, and L. Alianelli
"Synthesis and acid-resistance of Maya blue pigment"
To be submitted to Applied Clay Science

2004

M. Sanchez del Rio, P. Martinetto, A. Somogyi, C. Reyes-Valerio, E. Dooryhée, N. Peltier, L. Alianelli, B. Moignard, L. Pichon, T. Calligaro, J.-C. Dran
"Microanalysis study of archaeological mural samples containing Maya blue pigment”
Spectrochimica Acta B 59 (2004) 1619-1625

Abstract

Elemental analysis by X-ray fluorescence and particle induced X-ray emission is applied to the study of several Mesoamerican mural samples containing blue pigments. The most characteristic blue pigment is Maya blue, a very stable organo-clay complex original from Maya culture and widely used in murals, pottery and sculptures in a vast region of Mesoamerica during the pre-hispanic time (from VIII century) and during the colonization until 1580. The mural samples come from six different archaeological sites (four pre-hispanic and two from XVI century colonial convents). The correlation between the presence of some elements and the pigment colour is discussed. From the comparative study of the elemental concentration, some conclusions are drawn on the nature of the pigments and the technology used.

2004

M. Sanchez del Rio, P. Martinetto, C. Reyes-Valerio, E. Dooryhée, and M. Suárez
"Synthesis and acid-resistance of the Maya blue pigment"
Archaeometry (accepted)

2003

Giacomo Chiari, Roberto Giustetto, Constantino Reyes-Valerio, Gabriele Ricchiardi, Powder Refinement of Maya Blue: A Palygorskite-Indigo Complex, Symposium OS05 Recent Advances in the Physics and Chemistry

2003

M. Sánchez del Río , C. Reyes- Valerio, A. Somogyi, P. Martinetto, E. Dooryhée, M. Suárez Barrios, L. Alianelli, R. Felici, Maya Blue: a Millenary Organo- Clay Pigment Revisited, EUROCLAY 2003, June 22-26 2003, Modena, ITALY

2003

Reyes-Valerio, Constantino, Maya Blue, Nature of the Pigment and the Men who produced it<, University College London, University of London, October 9, 2003.

2003

Reyes-Valerio, Constantino, Arte Indocristiano, a Legacy of two Cultures, Birbeck College, University of London, October 8, 2003.


Pagina del Pigmento Azul Maya por Constantino Reyes-Valerio