Cochineal Thesis
- Abstract
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ch1 Man's Prehistoric and Historic Use of Color
- Ch2 Cochineal in Pre-Columbian Mexican and Peruvian Textiles
- Ch3 The Spanish Discovery of the New World Cochineal for Production and Trade
- Ch4 The Expansion of the Cochineal Industry
- Ch5 History of Dyes and the Dyeing Industry in the Old World
- Ch6 Cochineal in Prehistoric and Historic Textiles
- Ch7 Analysis of Dyes in Ancient Textiles
- Ch8 Discussion on Cochineal
- Appendix I Sacred Prayers of the Cochineal Ritual
- Appendix II Glossary of Names for Cochineal Related Words
- Appendix III Cochineal Recipes
- Appendix IV Translation of "Avances en la Investigacion Productiva de Grana - Cochinilla"
- Appendix V Graphed Results of the Spectrophotometric Analysis
- Appendix VI Technical Facts
- List of References
LaVerne Dutton Biography
LaVerne Dutton has a science background with Master of Science degrees in Environmental Health and Environmental Archaeology.
Over a span of seventeen years, LaVerne has been a Board Member, Curator, Director of Collections and on-site Archaeologist for her county museum, Bosque Museum. She also played a significant role in the creation and installation of the Horn Shelter, a Paleo-American exhibit (learn more).
LaVerne is a member of the following organizations:
- Central Texas Archaeology Society
- Center for the Study of First Americans
- Center for Desert Archaeology
- The Rock Art Foundation
- The Archaeological Conservancy
- Mayborn Museum at Baylor University