INAH, generally known as National Institute of Anthropology and History
The restoration, packaging and new cataloging of three thousand pieces of this pre-Hispanic archaeological site of Chiapas was carried out by INAH specialists.
Most of the objects date from 550 to 750 AD and the work is a part of the Archaeological Zone Management Actions Plan.
3,000 pre-Hispanic objects, product of explorations made in the first half of the previous century in Palenque, Chiapas archaeological site, are considered the entity of a reorganization which means their restoration, packaging, cataloging and also moving to a completely new storage place will fulfill the optimal conditions for their conservation.
A part of the Management Plan of the Archeological Site, the work that is made by INAH specialists will include in the first stage, the brand new organization of the pieces, which fifteen hundred pieces happen to be restored and also relisted.
THE PROJECT FOR REORGANIZATION
Mostly, the objects were Mayan and dating from 550 to 750 AD which were found during the 1950's through explorations by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier and excavations made by Franz Blom and Miguel Angel Fernandez in the decades of 20 and 30 respectively.
The new catalog of ancient objects is kept in a digital database that will facilitate its consultation when investigating as part of this reorganization and the database will have photographic material, drawings of the pieces, a descriptive file and documentary references.
As stated by Martha Cuevas, archaeologist and the director of the Archaeological Collections project on the location, Palenque "has a lengthy history of archaeological investigation along with other disciplines, therefore the interest in having these data gathered in a text, with all the materials captured, drawn and, as much as possible, utilizing three-dimensional scanning."
In line with this, INAH foresees the publication of a set of reports that concentrate on all data from the scans (every single building) established in Palenque, from colonial times to our present-day.
"Our interest is, on one side, to make a printed edition; at the same time, turn to the digitized information so that the experts can get authority to access it over the Internet. Many specialists may be fascinated by a lot of collections in particular and also go right to the Site Museum and also storages, however right now with prior comprehension of their location.
Cuevas said,"The project is ambitious.", as it is creating regulations for the numerous archaeological and also conservation campaigns which occur in Palenque, in the sense of creating a nomenclature for the management of the parts which are uncovered as well as their instant transmission to collection catalog.
One other benefit of this revitalization of the Palenque collections is to aid the restructuring of the Museum Site, that enables the reconstruction of museology along with the incorporation of completely new parts.
Moreover, the updating scheme covers the creation of conservation programs to be upheld for both monuments and objects which are in the buildings.
"In this venture, we intend to make a record using a three-dimensional scanner of the stucco and stone boards that are protected n pre-Hispanic constructions, in Situ. The record is going to be utilized for keeping track of the condition, furthermore deliver accurate data on the monuments, that are the grounds for further analysis," said Martha Cuevas.
STATEMENTS FROM OTHER SPECIALISTS
Meanwhile, archaeologist Jose Luis Cruz, also a contributor to this comprehensive program for the handling of the Palenque archaeological collections added that roughly 3,000 objects, which initiated this project were uncovered mostly from the Palace Complex and the Temple of Inscriptions.
"It was in those two places that most goods come from. We try to store the archaeological goods at their source location; there are actually several other materials that come from the Group of the Cross, and an excellent part from glyptic cartridges, from Temple XVIII, in the lower region of the age old Mayan city."
THE PIECES OF THE ANCIENT STRUCTURES
For years, the pieces were sheltered in the Palenque Site Museum old cellar. The initial step in handling them is by source and decoration type, the majority is ornaments which were previously placed on structures: made stucco which represents gods, anthropomorphic faces and also geometric designs.
After that comes their cleaning, consolidation and their patching when required. So starts the process of documentation through marking the item with an individual number, and lastly item packaging.
In association with entry of the collections in a digital data base, Jose Luis Cruz mentioned that, in the case of the related parts by their iconography and in terms of archaeological information, they're going to provide in the long run, a 3D model which will certainly help in formal analysis performing, without the need to change the pieces.
"To improve the order the archaeological objects in order to make them searchable and thereby generate further research for the bachelor, masters and doctoral thesis is what the idea is all about. Still, more study should be done more even with the research on the comprehensive study of an archaeological site project has been prolific.", the specialist mentioned.
The restoration, packaging and new cataloging of three thousand pieces of this pre-Hispanic archaeological site of Chiapas was carried out by INAH specialists.
Most of the objects date from 550 to 750 AD and the work is a part of the Archaeological Zone Management Actions Plan.
3,000 pre-Hispanic objects, product of explorations made in the first half of the previous century in Palenque, Chiapas archaeological site, are considered the entity of a reorganization which means their restoration, packaging, cataloging and also moving to a completely new storage place will fulfill the optimal conditions for their conservation.
A part of the Management Plan of the Archeological Site, the work that is made by INAH specialists will include in the first stage, the brand new organization of the pieces, which fifteen hundred pieces happen to be restored and also relisted.
THE PROJECT FOR REORGANIZATION
Mostly, the objects were Mayan and dating from 550 to 750 AD which were found during the 1950's through explorations by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier and excavations made by Franz Blom and Miguel Angel Fernandez in the decades of 20 and 30 respectively.
The new catalog of ancient objects is kept in a digital database that will facilitate its consultation when investigating as part of this reorganization and the database will have photographic material, drawings of the pieces, a descriptive file and documentary references.
As stated by Martha Cuevas, archaeologist and the director of the Archaeological Collections project on the location, Palenque "has a lengthy history of archaeological investigation along with other disciplines, therefore the interest in having these data gathered in a text, with all the materials captured, drawn and, as much as possible, utilizing three-dimensional scanning."
In line with this, INAH foresees the publication of a set of reports that concentrate on all data from the scans (every single building) established in Palenque, from colonial times to our present-day.
"Our interest is, on one side, to make a printed edition; at the same time, turn to the digitized information so that the experts can get authority to access it over the Internet. Many specialists may be fascinated by a lot of collections in particular and also go right to the Site Museum and also storages, however right now with prior comprehension of their location.
Cuevas said,"The project is ambitious.", as it is creating regulations for the numerous archaeological and also conservation campaigns which occur in Palenque, in the sense of creating a nomenclature for the management of the parts which are uncovered as well as their instant transmission to collection catalog.
One other benefit of this revitalization of the Palenque collections is to aid the restructuring of the Museum Site, that enables the reconstruction of museology along with the incorporation of completely new parts.
Moreover, the updating scheme covers the creation of conservation programs to be upheld for both monuments and objects which are in the buildings.
"In this venture, we intend to make a record using a three-dimensional scanner of the stucco and stone boards that are protected n pre-Hispanic constructions, in Situ. The record is going to be utilized for keeping track of the condition, furthermore deliver accurate data on the monuments, that are the grounds for further analysis," said Martha Cuevas.
STATEMENTS FROM OTHER SPECIALISTS
Meanwhile, archaeologist Jose Luis Cruz, also a contributor to this comprehensive program for the handling of the Palenque archaeological collections added that roughly 3,000 objects, which initiated this project were uncovered mostly from the Palace Complex and the Temple of Inscriptions.
"It was in those two places that most goods come from. We try to store the archaeological goods at their source location; there are actually several other materials that come from the Group of the Cross, and an excellent part from glyptic cartridges, from Temple XVIII, in the lower region of the age old Mayan city."
THE PIECES OF THE ANCIENT STRUCTURES
For years, the pieces were sheltered in the Palenque Site Museum old cellar. The initial step in handling them is by source and decoration type, the majority is ornaments which were previously placed on structures: made stucco which represents gods, anthropomorphic faces and also geometric designs.
After that comes their cleaning, consolidation and their patching when required. So starts the process of documentation through marking the item with an individual number, and lastly item packaging.
In association with entry of the collections in a digital data base, Jose Luis Cruz mentioned that, in the case of the related parts by their iconography and in terms of archaeological information, they're going to provide in the long run, a 3D model which will certainly help in formal analysis performing, without the need to change the pieces.
"To improve the order the archaeological objects in order to make them searchable and thereby generate further research for the bachelor, masters and doctoral thesis is what the idea is all about. Still, more study should be done more even with the research on the comprehensive study of an archaeological site project has been prolific.", the specialist mentioned.
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