Bonampak murals: creation, discovery, and study (creation c. 790 CE; discovery & research 1946–1980s)

1. Battle imagery carved on Structure 1 lintels

   Jan 1, 789Labels: Structure 1, Yaxchil n

   • INAH Lugares

2. Temple of the Murals commissioned at Bonampak

   Jan 1, 790Labels: Temple of, Chan Muwan

   • INAH Lugares
   • Britannica

3. Bonampak murals painted in Late Classic style

   Jan 1, 790Labels: Bonampak murals, Late Classic

   • Britannica
   • INAH Lugares

4. Healey led to Bonampak by Lacandón guides

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: Giles G, Lacand n

   • Archaeology
   • Smithsonian

5. Healey photographs murals for early documentation

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: Healey photographs, Structure 1

   • WorldCat
   • Penn FindingAid

6. Carnegie expeditions produce first painted copies

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Carnegie Institution, mural copies

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7. Tejeda’s 1948 mural reproductions archived in museum collections

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Tejeda reproductions, museum collections

   • Harvard Peabody
   • INAH Lugares

8. Protective roof and wall consolidation alter mural visibility

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: protective roof, wall consolidation

   • Archaeology

9. INAH undertakes major restoration of the murals

   Jan 1, 1984Labels: INAH restoration, Bonampak murals

   • INAH Lugares
   • Archaeology

10. Infrared photography reveals previously hidden details

    Jan 1, 1986Labels: infrared photography, National Geographic

    • Archaeology

11. UNAM-led studies publish comprehensive mural photographs

    Jan 1, 1990Labels: UNAM project, photographic volumes

    • INAH Lugares

12. Yale launches Bonampak Documentation Project

    Jan 1, 1996Labels: Bonampak Documentation, Mary E

    • INAH Lugares
    • Bonampak Wiki