 Subscribe Teotihuacan and the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl Digital Preservation of a Mesoamerican Wonder Official CyArk PostBy: Justin Barton December 28th, 2009  Scan data for the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacan.  Close-up of one of the multiple Feathered Serpent incarnations of Quetzalcoatl.  The Pyramid of the Moon as seen while walking the Avenue of the Dead. Unfortunately though, this remarkable structure is badly eroded and the serpent heads that once decorated each of its six tiers (steps) are mostly gone with only 33 remaining on the front facade of the pyramid; a few others are located within the site museum. And only one of the pyramid heads still dons its original jet-black obsidian eyes. The other three sides of the pyramid are rounded from erosion, hardly resembling a multi-tiered monument. As such, efforts at the park have been focusing on the conservation of the ruin to prevent further degradation and damage, much of which is being caused by moisture. After two days in the field with a Leica HDS6000, our team completed the scanning of Quetzalcoatl's temple with 28 scans and the collection of nearly 385 million data points. Additional photographic panoramas were taken of the target pyramid as well as other archaeologically significant sites within Teotihuacan, notably the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Pyramid of the Sun--the world's third largest pyramid. The Digital Preservation data collected will be used by INAH to contribute too and aide ongoing preservation and conservation work at the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl. It will provide topographic information of the pyramid and detailed surface information to monitor stones which may come loose during the erosion process. It can also provide detailed data for the intricate serpent heads which are suffering from salt damage (the salt is being transfered to the stones through excess moisture and left behind during evaporation). The data will also provide resources for other researchers and the interested public via the CyArk archive when the Digital Preservation project goes live next year. The shear vastness of Teotihuacan and its truly monumental structures is awe-inspiring. We were very grateful for the support of WMF and it was a great priviledge to work with INAH. We at CyArk look forward to continued collaborations at Teotihuacan and other remarkable sites within Mexico. Share This CommentsFebruary 2nd, 2010 Teotihuacan pyramids said: Nice post. Teotihuacán archaeological place in mexico.first half of the first millennium Teotihuacán city is a biggest city for the pre-Columbian Americas.During that time this city is populated cities in the world.Pyramid of the Sun is avery famous. dont forget to climb in the pinnacle of the pyramid. Pyramid of the Moon is very much smaller compare to Pyramid of Sun. May 7th, 2010 rolex said: replica watches N AOMI CAMPBELL REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO TALK watches ABOUT IT: Naomi Campbell allegedly took a swipe at tag heuer an ABC cameraman this week when questioned about fake rolex whether she had received a \"blood diamond\" fake watches from former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor.breitling watches Taylor is imprisoned in The Hague and cartier watches undergoing a United Nations-backed trial for patek philippe alleged war crimes and crimes against omega watches humanity tied to his brutal campaign against breitling Sierra Leone from 1997-2001, in which he is said to have cartier ordered the murder and maiming of thousands of people.rolex The campaign was allegedly funded by a lucrative diamond industry. May 7th, 2010 rolex said: replica watches Campbell has been accused of accepting a tag heuer large uncut diamond from Taylor,fake watches but has refused to testify about fake rolex it at the U.N. trial. When questioned about omega watches the allegation this week, she snapped,breitling "I didn't receive a blood diamond and cartier I'm not going to speak about that." She then punched a cartier watches camera in a news producer's hands and stormed breitling watches off.
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