Digital reconstruction of a serpent column at Chichen Itza’s El Castillo
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.
Authors
- Jeremy Coltman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5907-3499)
- Dominique Rissolo
- Claudia Araceli García-Solís (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-891X)
- Jesús Manuel Gallegos Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-0567)
- Francisco Pérez Ruíz
- Falko Kuester
- Travis W. Stanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-5642)
- Scott McAvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-7025)
- José León (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-3461)
- Luis Alberto Rodríguez Catana
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- National Institute of Anthropology and History (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10223
- Primary Topic
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of California, San Diego