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Digital reconstruction of a serpent column at Chichen Itza’s El Castillo

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Atop El Castillo, the largest pyramid within the Maya site of Chichen Itza, in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, stand two ruined columns that once portrayed the feathered serpent deity K’uk’ulkan. 3D-imaging technologies have identified scattered sculptural fragments belonging to these columns, allowing a digital reconstruction that opens new possibilities for their conservation.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2025.10223

Authors: Scott McAvoy, Claudia García-Solís, Jeremy D. Coltman, José Francisco Javier Osorio León, Francisco Pérez Ruiz, Dominique Rissolo, Travis William Stanton, Jesús Manuel Gallegos Flores, Luis Alberto Rodríguez Catana, Falko Kuester

Institutions: National Institute of Anthropology and History, University of California, Riverside

Language: English

Topic: 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Geology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

Funder: University of California, San Diego

OpenAlex ID: W4415361513

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