[Aztlan] Traveling Exhibit - Temple of the Warriers

[Elaine Schele]

Temple of the Warriors: Rebuilding a Maya Monument
Exhibit Opening, Presentation and Reception' May 31st
Free Admission
2:00 pm

In 1924, archaeologist Earl H. Morris of the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, D.C. and his artist wife Ann Axtell Morris were part of an
unparalleled restoration effort at the ancient Maya city of Chichen
Itza in Yucatan, México. Embedded in a colossal mound of earth in the
ancient city of Chichen Itza lay the majestic Temple of the Warriors.
Over the next four years, stone by stone, the grand edifice of the
Temple was restored. Ann Morris made copies of polychrome murals which
were found inside the temple.

In a landmark agreement with the Mexican government, only scientific
information would be gathered, leaving all cultural material at the
site. Upon completion, knowledge gained through excavation provided an
unprecedented insight into one of the greatest ancient civilizations
of the Americas.

On May 31 at 2:00 pm, museum director Marc Thompson will present an
overview of the exhibit; Yucatecan refreshments will be available
following the presentation. The exhibit, on loan from the University
of Colorado Museum Traveling Exhibitions, will be on view from May 31
through October 4, 2009.

Here is the Museum's webpage for the event:
http://www.elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/events.asp

Elaine