Der Siedlungsraum nordöstlich des Hauptzentrums:
Vermessung, Plandarstellung, Rekonstruktion, Untersuchung der baulichen Elemente und der räumlichen Zusammenhänge

The settlement area northeast of the main center:
Geodetic survey, documentation and reconstruction by drawing, Analysis of the architecture and the spatial concept.

For the first time in Maya research these two volumes present a monographic architectural documentation of the settlement far away from an important Maya center. The analysis of its architecture is based on separate geodetic survey using new methods. More than 100 structures are documented by over 500 scale drawings., These show the architectural remains which have been excavated by archeologists since 1977. The architectural remains are reconstructed by drawing using inductive additions and hypothetical completions. Quite a lot of drawings from other parts of the Maya culture are presented for comparative studies or as a proof. The documented and analyzed architecture presents three different settlement units of various size. On the basis of a systematic analysis it was possible to gain information about the relationship between form, construction and function not only for individual buildinds but also for spatial relations between them.- The discovery of an “astronomical group” is one of the results; indications were found for the social structuring of single courtyards and for an intitial step towards some kind of a building law. In addition themes like wall constructions, doorways, doors, windows, ceiling constructions, roofs or second flloors etc. are extensively discussed.

George F. Andrews, Augst 1995:
Taken as a whole, „Die Architektur der Sepultras Region von Copán“ should be of considerable value to veryone who has an interest in Maya society and Maya culture, as various aspects of Maya culture are made visible through the medium of architecture. In my own case, I have not yet had the opportunity to see the Sepultras complex in its excavated form (my last visit to Copán was in 1978), but feel that I actually know it pretty well, solely on the basis of Hohmann’s comprehensive record. Hohmann’s superb drawings and accompanying analyses set a high standard for architectural recording and interpretation which other investigators would do well to emulate.

Arqlgo. Antonio Benavides C.
Centro INAH, Campeche, MEX: En resumen, „Die Architektur der Sepultras-Region von Copán in Honduras“, de las pluma de Hasso Hohmann, es el fruto de muchos anos des registro y estudio sistemático de la arquitectura de otro gran sector de la importante ciudad maya de Copán. Sus nítidas ilustraciones; las descripciones y explicaciones que les complenmtan; sus resúmenes en espanol y en inglés, y la gran calidad editorial que enmarca a esta obra, hacen de ella un textop oblidado para quienes se interesen por el tema.

The publication is a basic treatise for: Archeologists, architects who are interested in the history of achitecture, art historians, students and Mayanists.

Die Veröffentlichung besteht aus zwei Bänden:
Volume I: 352 Seiten, samt ausführlichen Zusammenfassungen und Erklärungen für alle zeichnungen in Englisch und Spanisch, mit 577 Zeichnungen (die meisten massstabtreu) und 56 S/W Fotografien, Größe 26,8 x 35,5 cm, in Leinen gebunden
Volume II: 7 ausklappbare Planskizzen, samt 11 weiteren großen massstabgerechten Zeichungen, Größe 87 x 122 cm, Mappe mit Leinenrücken.