World-heritage-site 3d models

 Standing Stela- Past and

Tags:  monument 

laserscanning 

epigraphy 

unesco 

guatemala 

iconography 

stela 

mesoamerica 

icomos 

libraries 

world-heritage-site 

maya 

archaeology 

digital-heritage-and-humanities-center 

university-of-south-florida-libraries 

imperiled-heritage 

Model's Description:
Standing Stela- Past and Present 3D Model. Download Standing Stela- Past and Present in various files formats such as Wavefront Object format, Autodesk FBX, DirectX 9.0, Stereo Lithography and HTML5 JSON format.
Quirigua Stela K - 3D model shown in relation to c. 1909 image showing west (right) and east (left) sides. This photo was taken during fieldwork at the site by Edgar Hewett, Director of the School of American Archaeology in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This carved stone monument is from the Maya site of Quirigua, Department of Izabal, Guatemala (UNESCO World Heritage site). Working in collaboration with Guatemalan archaeologists and site management, our team of heritage and 3D specialists are recording thestela and carvings as well as terrain and site landscape details. Project attribution: Dirección General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, and the Quiriguá Archaeological Park and Ruins. See: Matthew Looper’s Quirigua: A Guide to an Ancient Maya City, 2007 for more discussion and additional references). For more on our project: [https://dhhc.lib.usf.edu/project/the-quirigua-3d-project/]. Project in collaboration with Oswaldo Gomez, Administrador at Parque Arqueológico Quiriguá 3D Model is ready to download for free, this model contains 330432 polygons.