Tikal Report 34, Part A: Additions and Alterations: A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala

Summary

A comprehensive series of reconstructed views rendered in colors approximating the original finishes of polished plaster and paint, with 42 different stages of development in three-dimensional form, show what the Acropolis looked like at various times from ca. 330 BCE to CE 600. On an accompanying CD-ROM 112 color plates show constructions of individual structures and some photos of Acropolis fabric at the time of excavation and consolidation. The text accompanying the color plates provides a rationale for the sequences illustrated and an interpretation of ancient Maya intentions in developing the architectural forms that were found, including ideas of rulership and monumental architecture.

H. Stanley Loten is an architect and former faculty member of Carleton University.

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Tikal Report 34, Part A: Additions and Alterations: A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala. ( tDAR id: 376585) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8891793

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Keywords

Culture
Maya

Site Name
Tikal

Site Type
Ball Court • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Plaza • Pyramid • Settlements • Town / City

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation

Temporal Keywords
Late Preclassic through Late Early Classic

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -300 to 600

Spatial Coverage

min long: -89.728; min lat: 17.037 ; max long: -89.36; max lat: 17.361 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Documents

  1. Tikal Report 34, Part A: Additions and Alterations: A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala (2007)
  2. Tikal Report 34, Part A: Additions and Alterations: A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala: Companion CD-ROM (2007)