Maya Exploration Center: Education Through Exploration
THEMES
Art Replication and Architectural Reconstruction Studies
The ancient Maya created beautiful works of art in ceramic, stone and modeled stucco, oftentimes painted in brilliant colors and with great precision. For the last 8 years MEC's chief artist Alonso Mendez has been conducting replication studies of ancient Maya art.

Through the study of pottery clay composition and analysis of forms he has been able to create faithful reproductions of some of the Palenque's most complex ceramic pieces. He has also been working in stucco to replicate some of Palenque's modeled stucco panels. His drawings of the stone carved images and hieroglyphic texts are the products of detailed study and provide an essential record of these deteriorating objects.
Themes
Exploration and Mapping

Sacred Geometry of Art and Architecture

Archaeoastronomy

Art Replication and Architectural Reconstruction Studies
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