Copán Archive and Database Project

Acknowledgements

The Copán Archive and Database Project began in March of 2001 with the help of a generous grant from the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI). As Project Director, I would like to thank FAMSI for recognizing the importance of this work and supporting the database and inventory initiation, for it will ultimately benefit many people working in Copán, both currently and in the future. The project was carried out under the auspices of the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia (IHAH), and the consent of then-Director, Dra. Olga Joya. Additional funding for the project (Mar 2001-Aug 2002) was granted to IHAH from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, through the Program for Latin American Libraries and Archives, and was administered by Licenciada Carmen Julia Fajardo, Jefe del Departamento de Investigaciones Antropológicas, IHAH. In the first months of the project the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, supported Archivist Sarah R. Demb, for a week long trip to Copán. The IBM computer for data entry and a second metal map file, both for the library, were purchased by William L. Fash, Harvard University. Funding for additional metal shelving for Sculpture Bodega V was provided by William L. Fash, Harvard University, E. Wyllys Andrews, Tulane University, and from a donation by Licette Kattan, Honduran Cultural Attache to Italy.

I would like to thank IHAH for providing logistical support and permissions for the project activities, especially Lic. Carmen Julia Fajardo and Prof. Oscar Cruz (IHAH Regional, Copán Ruinas). Ing. Carlos Alvarez of Copán Net, and Sandra Guerra of Copán Connections have kindly assisted with computer installations and questions. Numerous times both have provided basically free internet services and facilitated communications between the project team and myself. H. Eliud Guerra ably assisted with the images scans from the library. Sarah R. Demb was a wonderful advisor to the project, and her continued recommendations and references are greatly appreciated. Special thanks to William Fash for financial assistance with several key purchases, document translations, and intellectual and moral support throughout. It has been a pleasure to work with the team members for the duration of the grants and I admire their dedication to the project. Their good humor and responsible completion of this important inventory, especially during the extended intervals when I was not physically present in Copán, was always appreciated. In this regard, Reyna Flores has been a superb co-director and provided valuable advice and knowledge throughout the process. Without her calm demeanor and commitment to the job at hand, this project would not have been possible.

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