Maya pyramid, Roman walls, Hawaiian historic structure
(1) A Maya pyramid at El Zotz, Guatemala, with images done in dramatic painted stucco and a royal tomb full of artifacts and human remains, may have linked the deceased lord to the eternal sun; (2) technicians using ancient building techniques work to save crumbling walls at “The Mithraeum of the Painted Walls” in Ostia Antica, the harbor of classical Rome; (3) workers restore Paschoal Hall, the central structure of Kalaupapa.
Produced in 2012 by Archaeological Legacy Institute
Copyright 2012 by Archaeological Legacy Institute
Web links:
El Zotz Masks Yield Insights into Maya Beliefs (Brown Univeristy)
Institute for Conservation and Restoration, Rome
Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement and National Historical Park (Wikipedia)
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (National Park Service)