Quiriguá Stela A

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

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Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Ornately carved sandstone stela from the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quiriguá, an inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Department of Izabal, Guatemala. The piece was 3D laser scanned in 2019 during the extensive documentation survey at the site by our USF Libraries DHHC team. We utilized structured light scanners at various resolutions on this monument as well as imaging and longer range laser scanning to capture landscape context details.

For more information on the iconography, see: Matthew Looper’s Quirigua: A Guide to an Ancient Maya City, 2007 for more discussion and additional references. For more on our 3D project: [https://dhhc.lib.usf.edu/project/the-quirigua-3d-project/].

Background image- 1947, Herbert A. French, Library of Congress. [https://lccn.loc.gov/2016821500].

This project is in collaboration with Oswaldo Gomez, Administrador at Parque Arqueológico Quiriguá.

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Keywords

Mayan, Epigraphy, Inscribed, Unesco, Guatemala, Iconography, Stela, Libraries, Heritage at Risk, Sculpture, World Monuments, Imperiled Heritage, Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections, NOAI

Extent

1 3-D Model

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Quiriguá Stela A" (2022). Quiriguá 3D Project - 3D Collections. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_quirigua_3d/1