El relieve monumental de la diosa Tlaltecuhtli del Templo Mayor: estudio para la estabilización de su policromía

Abstract

In October 2006 a colossal monolith, representing the Earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli, was discovered in front of the Templo Mayor Archaeological Site in Mexico City. In collaboration with different national and international specialists and institutions, the restorers from the Templo Mayor carried out extensive scientific research in order to find the best option to fix and stabilise the pigments that colour the stone, leading them to understand the behavior of six different substances. This article shows the importance of having the support of diverse specialists and of interdisciplinary work, in which conservation processes are based on research and previous assessments to determine the best way of solving a conservation problem