The Getty Conservation Institute

This publication presents the results from the conservation panel Archaeological sites in the Maya area: A Conservation Challenge, developed for the XXII Symposium of Archaeological Investigations in Guatemala. The publication includes a brief introduction to the Maya area and the work carried out by the GCI, a presentation of the structure and contents of the panel, the conclusions derived from the dynamic discussion during the panel between professionals and other participants involved in the research, conservation and presentation of sites in the Maya region, the schedule of the presentations and their respective abstracts.