M3D Number: M3D0115 | Origin Site: Takalik Abaj , Guatemala | Artifact Identification: Stela 18 | Artifact Type: Plain stela | Artifact Medium: Gneiss | Location Information: Department of Retalhuleu, Takalik Abaj, Terrace 3, Structure 2, in Central Group | Country: Guatemala | Chron Era: Unknown | Inscription: No | Notes: Associated with Altar 6. Natural form stone contains shiny, highly polished areas. Since gneiss is not a local rock, object was brought in from the highlands | Collaborators: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes Guatemala/Direccion General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural-IDAEH/Proyecto Nacional Takalik Abaj | Acknowledgements: National Science Foundation Grant (BCS 0911078) | Credit: Copyright © 2012 Doering & Collins, Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies, University of South Florida.
Prepared for and in Cooperation with: Schieber de Lavarreda & Orrego, Proyecto Nacional Takalik Abaj, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Direccion General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural-IDAEH, Guatemala. For publication or other use of original drawings, photos, or scans permission must be requested in writing from the authors at AIST@usf.edu. | References & Background:
Orrego Corzo, M. 1990; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2001; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2002; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2010; |
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