Archaeological Investigations at Holmul, Petén, Guatemala
Preliminary Results of the Third Season, 2002

Conservation of Murals

Conservator Enrique Monterroso helped stabilize the architecture and secured the space in which the La Sufricaya murals are located from vandalism or collapse. A wooden scaffolding structure was constructed inside Room 1 to prevent the collapse of its ceiling. At the top of such structure, wooden planks were placed to sustain the weight of several boulders that had been unstabilized by the looters’ carving underneath them. A wooden door was also built and placed at the entrance of the room to prevent light or unauthorized entry to the room.

The stabilization of the narrow space within the tunnel in which the mural 4-5 wall is located was accomplished by constructing a wooden frame to support the ceiling of the tunnel itself. The entrance of these tunnels was sealed completely with a limestone block wall to prevent light and unauthorized entry.

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