Open AccessLa evolución de la bóveda maya a través de la forma de las dovelas
Author(s) -
Laura Gilabert Sansalvador
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
estudios de cultura maya
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2448-5179
pISSN - 0185-2574
DOI - 10.19130/iifl.ecm.55.2020.0003
Subject(s) - maya , constructive , architecture , key (lock) , geography , humanities , archaeology , art , computer science , process (computing) , computer security , operating system
Over more than ten centuries, Maya vaults had great technical developments that allowed to achieve constructive and structural advanced systems and increasingly improved forms. One of the key factors to consider when studying its temporal evolution and the different regional variants is the stone vaults shape. This work is based on data collected during fieldwork and comparative analysis of a wide sample of vaults from different geographical zones and chronological periods, and as a result proposes a classification of the Maya stone vaults. The study of the influence of stereotomy on its form and the analysis of the use of different types of stone vaults by zones offer new data to understand the technological evolution of vaulted Maya architecture and the transfers of building knowledge.