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Figure 1. Map of (a) site locations and (b) geographic map (adopted from Lexa et al. Citation2011).
![Figure 1. Map of (a) site locations and (b) geographic map (adopted from Lexa et al. Citation2011).](/cms/asset/2d7e5815-f9ab-4bc0-a956-f8dad6b8f354/ysta_a_1927349_f0001_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Sample descriptions.
Figure 4. Thin-section photomicrographs of samples from Nueva Esperanza taken via plane-polarized light (PPL) and cross-polarized light (XP) qz: quartz; pl: plasioclase; ho: amphibole; opx: orthopyroxene; cpx: clinopyroxene; tu: tuff; vo: volcanic rock; hyp: hypabyssal rock
![Figure 4. Thin-section photomicrographs of samples from Nueva Esperanza taken via plane-polarized light (PPL) and cross-polarized light (XP) qz: quartz; pl: plasioclase; ho: amphibole; opx: orthopyroxene; cpx: clinopyroxene; tu: tuff; vo: volcanic rock; hyp: hypabyssal rock](/cms/asset/72e3b06a-ebb0-45dc-912b-9046b081eb51/ysta_a_1927349_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 2. Mineral composition proportions revealed via petrographic analysis.
Table 3. Petrographic analysis summary.
Figure 5. Scatterplot of the principal component analysis conducted for the Nueva Esperanza samples.
![Figure 5. Scatterplot of the principal component analysis conducted for the Nueva Esperanza samples.](/cms/asset/572fb814-d1a7-4bc4-b785-0284e270eaab/ysta_a_1927349_f0005_oc.jpg)
Table 4. Major and minor elements found in Nueva Esperanza samples based on WD-XRF (wt.%).
Table 5. Trace elements found in Nueva Esperanza samples based on WD-XRF (ppm).
Supplemental Material
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Excavated materials are available from the Dirección de Arqueología, Dirección Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural, Ministerio de Cultura, El Salvador. All digital and analysis data were generated by the authors and are available for research purposes by contacting the corresponding author.