Cobra Guppies, scientifically known as Poecilia reticulata, are native to the freshwaters of Central America, specifically found in regions like Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. These areas are characterized by warm, tropical climates, which is reflected in the preferences of Cobra Guppies in captivity. These fish have a captivating history, as they were selectively bred to achieve their striking appearance.

Red Cobra Guppy Male

Humerus of a manatee (*Trichechus manatus*) salvaged from poachers. Found while doing archeological field work off of the coast of Belize.
Scanned by Finley May in Dr. Heather McKillop’s Spring 2026 3D Digital Imaging class (ANTH 4997) at Louisiana State University.

Manatee Humerus

Albino King Cobra Redtail Guppy Male. Cobra Guppies, scientifically known as Poecilia reticulata, are native to the freshwaters of Central America, specifically found in regions like Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. These areas are characterized by warm, tropical climates, which is reflected in the preferences of Cobra Guppies in captivity. These fish have a captivating history, as they were selectively bred to achieve their striking appearance.

Albino King Cobra Redtail Guppy Male

Thoracic vertebra from a dolphin skeleton salvaged while conducting archeological fieldwork in Belize. Using comparitive skull anatomy I have determined that is is a common bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*). Scanned by Finley May in Dr. Heather McKillop’s Spring 2026 3D Digital Imaging class (ANTH 4997) at Louisiana State University.

Dolphin Vertebra

Polychrome (orange, red, and black) bowl with a slightly everted neck, globular body, and flat base, featuring relief-modeled facial traits including open eyes, an aquiline nose, a blowing open mouth, and prominent ears functioning as handles, both perforated. The face is decorated with vertical and horizontal red bands on the cheeks and sides of the face, as well as a horizontal row of black dots on each side of the mouth. The back of the vessel is painted with two vertical red lines and two black lines, along with two stepped designs in red outlined in black. NAA of the paste indicates the origin or manufacturing area as western Belize.

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0894

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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 324

Anthropomorphic Effigy Bowl

An orange-on-cream bowl or dish with a flat bottom and divergent wall. It is decorated with two water birds in profile, probably cormorants, on opposite sides and separated by vertical series of two 8 Ahaw glyphs (placed the other way around).The orange paint on a white background characterizes this ceramic style, which was produced around the site of Naranjo, in northeastern Petén. NAA of the paste indicates the eastern Peten region as its place of origin, from the city of Naranjo to the western and southern Belize Valley (Maya Survey Project, Smithsonian).

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1346
 
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 251

Naranjo Bowl with Water Birds

Cobra Guppy Male

Female anthropomorphic figure representing the aged aspect of Ixchel, known among the Yucatec Maya as Ix Ch’ebel Yax (or Ix Ahaw Ka’an), wife of the creator god Itzam Na. The character carries a vessel or cylinder on her back. She wears a coiled serpent atop the head as a headdress, a triangular neck scarf, and a skirt with a wrapped belt or sash; the bust is exposed, and she wears no sandals. These figures are frequently found in the surroundings of Chetumal, Quintana Roo (Mexico), or Lamanai, Belize.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.0024
 
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Leo

Female Figure Ix Ch’ebel Yax

a jippy-jappa basket made by a Maya woman from a Village in the Toledo District, Belize and sold on the street in Punta Gorda, Belize. 3D scanned using Revopoint Miraco handheld scanner by H McKillop.

Small basket from Toledo, Belize

This is a 3D model of a ancient Maya canoe model found at the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize. It was made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_Todd_canoe model

modern ocarina made by Santiago Coc, former Site Caretaker of Lubaantun Maya site, Belize. Scanned with Revopoint Miraco 3D scanner by H McKillop

small ocarina santiago reduced 60

This is a model of a bowl from the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize. It was made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_ Todd_bowl

This is a 3D model of artifact 60 E, a Maya ocarina found in the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize. It was made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_ Todd_ocarina 60 E

Polychrome vase (black, red, and orange on a cream background) with slightly convergent walls and flat base. It features the Primary Standard Sequence framed in red. On the exterior wall, inclined decorative bands with circular elements and volutes appear against a black background, along with interlaced elements outlined in red, which have been interpreted as representations of “bones” (Nicholas Hellmuth, pers. comm.). NAA indicates the western portion of the Belize River Valley (Buenavista area) as the place of origin or manufacture; however, this is a style frequently associated with Pusilhá, Belize (Barbara Kerr, pers. comm.).
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0490
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images:

Vase with Primary Standard Sequence

From site 57-I, the David Westby Site in Ek Way Nal, Belize. Hammond 2017 theorized that these styles of figurines are made to reresent boxers and ritual boxing.

Scanned by Finley May in Dr. Heather McKillop’s Spring 2026 3D Digital Imaging class (ANTH 4997) at Louisiana State University.

Ancient Maya Soldier Ocarina Replica

This is a 3D model of ocarina 57 I from the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_Todd_ocarina 57 I

This is a 3D model of ocarina 60 AAA from the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_ Todd_ocarina 60 AAA

Dark orange vase decorated with two parallel incised lines below the rim and two additional lines above the base. The body features a series of diagonal bands slanting to the left, created through a combination of moldings and incised lines. Firing marks are visible on the base and lower portion of the wall. NAA analysis of the paste indicates Belize as the origin or place of manufacture, especially around the Ucanal to Buena Vista area.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0425
www.fundacionrutamaya.org

Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

Vase

This is a 3D scan of a Common Bottlenose Dolphin's (Tursiops Truncatus) cervical vertabra found in Belize.  This scan was done using Revopint in the 4997 3D imaging class at LSU.

Cervical Vertebra Dolphin

This is a 3D scan of a broken part of a manatee's (Trichechus Manatus) cranium found in Belize.  This scan was done using Revopint in the 4997 3D imaging class at LSU.

Manatee Cranium

This is a 3D model of a dolphin vertebra from the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

ANTH 4997_ Todd_  dolphin vertebra

This is a 3D model of a manatee skull cap from the Paynes Creek Salt Works in Belize made using the Revopoint Pop 3 Plus 3D scanner.

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