Architectural Restoration Criteria in the Maya Area

Liberation, Analysis and Diagnosis

Liberation is an integral part of archaeological investigation and a means to understand cultural significance. Combined with a multidisciplinary team, it is also a fundament of conservation. It begins with the planning of the project, being its major goal to systematically remove the collapse rubble. With this work, archaeology and restoration will jointly provide the evidence and documentation that are indispensable for the understanding of the monument and for evaluating its state of preservation. And on that basis, to elaborate the corresponding diagnosis that will lay the foundations for the most appropriate restoration treatment.

The architectural entities thus studied, once they are free of rubble, will be ready for the application of restoration treatments, while simultaneously, we shall have a story to tell on the origins and ancient function of the monument. In short, this will help to identify and connect the studied object with its past and present owners, thus providing a cultural meaning that they, together with the visitors, may understand and enjoy.

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