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Architectural Restoration Criteria in the Maya Area
List of Photographs
NOTE: All photographs, except No. 49 which is a courtesy of Graziela Sartori, were taken by the author.
Photo 1. Copán, Structure 9N-82, preliminary reintegration of stone blocks, east side, 1981.
Photo 2. Copán, Structure 9N-82, reintegrated sculpture, 1983.
Photo 3. Copán, Structure 9N-82, main façade restored and protected with a palm roof, 1986.
Photo 4. Copán, west wall, fallen, Structure 10L-22A, 1988.
Photo 5. Copán, restored west wall, Structure 10L-22A, 1989.
Photo 6. Copán, Structure 10L-22A, main façade restored, 1990.
Photo 7. Copán, Structure 10L-22A, detail of sculpture, upper portion, 1991.
Photo 8. Copán, Structure 10L-29, 1991. West wall rubble.
Photo 9. Copán, Structure 10L-29, 1991. W. Fash taking pictures of the rubble.
Photo 10. Copán, Structure 10L-29, mosaic sculpture reintegrated in adjacent area, 1991.
Photo 11. Palenque, Structure XIX, replica of modelled stucco on original pillaster, June 4, 2000.
Photo 12. Chichén Itzá, NE colonnade. Repairs using anastylosis in adjacent space, July 31, 2000.
Photo 13. Uxmal, Quadrangle of Nuns. Deteriorated concrete lintel, July 28, 2000.
Photo 14. Tikal, Temple IV. Lintel with deteriorated concrete. May 22, 1991.
Photo 15. Cahal Pech, Structure 19 during reconstruction, using numerous iron bars, June 12, 1992.
Photo 16. Toniná, small restored pyramid with insets as a mark of our time, March 4, 2000.
Photo 17. Toniná, an additional example of insets as a mark of our time, March 4, 2000.
Photo 18. Ek Balam, Temple 1, South façade. August 1, 2000.
Photo 19. Palenque, Group of the Cross. Corner with insets, February 2, 2000.
Photo 20. Ek Balam, Temple 1, detail of recessed reconstruction. August 8, 2000.
Photo 21. Calakmul, Structure 1, restitution of volumes as a part of the restoration process, July 25, 2000.
Photo 22. Calakmmul, Structure 1, restitution of volumes and change of texture, detail, July 25, 2000.
Photo 23. Yaxhá, Structure 216, restitution of volumes, change of materials. May 27, 2000.
Photo 24. Yaxhá, northern area. Experimental restitution of volumes with mud and stones, May 27, 2000.
Photo 25. Yaxhá, detail of experimental restitution of volumes with mud and stones, May 27, 2000.
Photo 26. Cholula, restoration with the use of small stones in the joints to show the reintegrated portions, July 16, 2000.
Photo 27. Tzibanché, mask, thin flagstones in a continued line showing complementation, February 19, 2000.
Photo 28. Kohunlich, thin flagstones in a continued line showing complementation, August 4, 2000.
Photo 29. Ek Balam, Temple 1, detail of partially empty joints to divide the integrated parts from the original ones, August 1, 2000.
Photo 30. Palenque, Structure XIX, a portion of the restored main stairs, signalled with rectangular stones, March 20, 2000.
Photo 31. Palenque, Structure XIX, detail of integrated steps marked with rectangular stones in a dotted line, March 20, 2000.
Photo 32. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, clay and talpetate modelled mask, 1963.
Photo 33. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, three characters modelled in clay and talpetate, 1963.
Photo 34. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, individual on squash modelled in clay and talpetate, 1963.
Photo 35. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, the same clay mask shown in Photo 32, when repair was attempted, November 14, 2000.
Photo 36. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, remains of a clay and talpetate modelled mask, not easily accessible to visitors, November 14, 2000.
Photo 37. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, portion of mask and overview of the building, November 14, 2000.
Photo 38. Kaminaljuyú, Structure DIII-1, general view of the masks area, November 14, 2000.
Photo 39. Xunantunich, El Castillo, west side, replica of frieze. May 24, 2000.
Photo 40. Tikal, Structure 5D-83, main façade, May 5, 1991.
Photo 41. Tikal, Structure 5C-53, portion of south façade, very damp. December 12, 2000.
Photo 42. Tikal, Structure 5D-43 with Temple 1 at a distance, and an advanced deterioration of the stone, February, 1980.
Photo 43. Tikal, Temple 1, south side of the stairs, heavily deteriorated; note the white dust on the joints with the terraces, May 14, 2000.
Photo 44. Tikal, Structure 5D-33-2nd, stone and stucco mask, west side, August, 1972.
Photo 45. Tikal, Structure 5D-33-2nd, mask, west side. December 12, 2000.
Photo 46. Tikal, Structure 5D-33-2nd, west side mask, inside the tunnel, in a very good state of conservation, December 13, 2000.
Photo 47. Tikal, Structure 5D-22, west mask. The light parts represent deterioration. The parts darkened by microflora are better preserved, February, 1978.
Photo 48. Tikal, Structure 5D-22, idem photo 47, though this one was taken on December 13, 2000; note that the mask has almost disappeared. The damp parts with a heavy dark color show a much better state of preservation than the roofed portion.
Photo 49. Balamkú, House of the Three Kings. March, 1993 (photograph courtesy of Graziela Sartori).
Photo 50. Balamkú, House of the Three Kings, following the protective reconstruction, February 18, 2000.
Photo 51. Copán, Structure 10L-21, north section, restoration process through anastylosis, March, 1991.
Photo 52. Copán, experiment: scale construction of dry laid vault, October, 1986.
Photo 53. Copán, replica of Structure 10L-10; the ballcourt is inside the Sculpture Museum, 1997.
Photo 54. Copán, Structure 10L-29, south façade, inside the Sculpture Museum.
Photo 55. Copán, Structure 9N-67, the protective roof is in very poor condition, November 22, 2000.
Photo 56. Tikal, Structure 5D-33-2nd, interior of chamber with modern graffiti on the original stucco. Deterioration here was caused by man and not by humidity.
Photo 57. Palenque, Structure XIX after restoration was completed. There is a footpath for tourists and a protective roof. There are no side walls and therefore ventilation is constant, while the shade of trees helps to stabilize the interior temperature, July, 2000.
Photo 58. Copán, the archaeological cut caused by the erosion of the river. Before stabilization was completed, 1983.
Photo 59. Copán, the archaeological cut, at work in 1991.
Photo 60. Copán, showing in detail how the cut was stabilized and cultural strata restored, 1991.
Photo 61. Copán, the cut during the stabilization works. Detail of arrangement, 1992.
Photo 62. Copán, east court, general view of stairs at cut’s edge, before restoration. From Temple 22, looking south, 1987.
Photo 63. Copán, archaeological cut, in the process of completing the bracing in its base, 1990.
Photo 64. Copán, archaeological cut, in the process of stabilization. Wooden scaffolds were used throughout the entire work, 1992.
Photo 65. Copán, archaeological cut, general view, during stabilization works, 1993.
Photo 66. Copán, archaeological cut, when restoration was completed. Portions with architecture and liners, 1993.
Photo 67. Copán, the Hieroglyphic Stairway, detail of deteriorated steps at the base of the stairway.
Photo 68. Copán, Hieroglyphic Stairway, 1990.
Photo 69. Copán, Hieroglyphic Stairway with protective canopy put in place in 1985, picture taken in 1988.
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