Tikal Report 11: Map of the Ruins of Tikal, El Petén, Guatemala and Georeferenced Versions of the Maps Therein

Summary

This archive is in two parts. The first part is Tikal Report 11, published in 1961, which presents the ten maps produced by the Tikal Project of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. The second part is georeferenced versions of the ten maps for use with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software. The georeferencing was based on field data collected in 2010 by the Tikal Project of the University of Cincinnati. The maps should be useful for archaeologists, tourists and managers of Tikal National Park. .......................................................................................................................

Este archivo se divide en dos partes. La primera parte es el Informe de Tikal No. 11, publicado en 1961, que presenta los diez mapas producidos por el Proyecto Tikal de El Museo de la Universidad de Pennsylvania. La segunda parte son las versiones (está) georreferenciadas de los diez mapas de uso de los programas de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG). La georeferenciación se basó en datos de campo obtenidos en 2010 por el Proyecto Tikal de la Universidad de Cincinnati. Los mapas deben ser útiles para los arqueólogos, los turistas y los administradores del Parque Nacional Tikal.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 2009 to 2010 (Dates of field data collection for georeferencing)

Calendar Date: -900 to 1100 (Dates of occupation by the ancient Maya)

Calendar Date: 1957 to 1960 (Dates of field data collection for TR11 maps)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Christopher Carr; University of Cincinnati, Department of Geography