Public wording gives this work real weight.
This tribute can say archaeology and restoration were central to how she publicly described the work.
Archaeology & restoration
Archaeology and restoration are a central part of the public record gathered here.
The public record shows that Mary Alice Bennett described herself in relation to archaeology and restoration, not only painting or gallery work. That matters because it helps explain why ancient places, visual reconstruction, symbolic interpretation, and image-based research move together across the site.
Restoration overview
Read archaeology and restoration as a central part of the life and work presented here.
This overview gives the ancient-world and reconstruction material the weight it needs. It brings together identity language, visible credits, outside corroboration, and related sites in one place.
Credit lines and dated materials keep it grounded.
Izapa, MJA Studio, Andrew Gough, and related reconstruction traces create a stronger evidentiary floor.
These materials connect outward quickly.
The works catalog, places, research projects, Plumed Conch, and Izapa sections now reinforce one another clearly.
Public bio languageThe UFO Digest author page describes her publicly as an archaeological restoration artist, which gives this work clear biographical weight.
1986 MJA creditsIzapa and related image work survive publicly with MJA or MJA Studio credit lines that help date the reconstruction side of the archive.
Outside corroborationAndrew Gough’s article preserves outside credit lines for Mary Alice Bennett on Stela material, showing that the work circulated beyond her own blogs.
Southwest contextThe public bio and article trail place this work inside a Sonoran-desert and border-region life context rather than an abstract research interest.
What this section does
- Keeping restoration and interpretive image work inside the main life-and-work story.
- Showing how archaeology and symbolic research connect to the writings archive.
- Separating public evidence from broader interpretation or family curation.
- Giving future essays and studies a stable place inside the wider story.
Publicly visible framing
There is now enough public support to say that archaeology, restoration, and visual reconstruction were central parts of how she presented her work online.
MJA Life archive interpretation based on preserved public-source wording and credits
Key work threads
The strongest archaeology-and-restoration material currently visible.
These are the areas the site can already support without overstating exhibition history or inventing institutional credentials.
Izapa Stela 5
One of the clearest preserved examples of interpretive or colorized ancient-world image work tied publicly to Mary Alice Bennett / MJA.
Stela 2 and related Izapa material
The outside credit trail suggests that more than one Izapa-related image circulated under her name, strengthening this thread beyond a single isolated image.
Jaguar Mural Teotihuacan
The public record already preserves this title as part of the reconstruction and ancient-world visual work associated with MJA Studio.
Related thread: Teotihuacan also stays visible through the broader Plumed Conch comparative thread, which is why this title now cross-connects to both archaeology and place-based pages.
The Plumed Conch
The Plumed Conch shows how Maya, Tulum, Izapa, and Teotihuacan references were being organized together across a dedicated research blog.
Related thread: the clearest visible post anchors now tied into the site are The Diving god for Tulum / Izapa and Maya Region – Round Calendars for Copan / calendar imagery.
Nimrud and later restoration-oriented material
Later-preserved posts keep the archive from reading like a one-time project. The restoration thread persists across multiple places and years.
Dos Pilas
The Dos Pilas section has a careful dedicated essay, which lets the ancient-world bibliography keep growing even where direct article recovery is still incomplete.
Chocolate Warrior
The Chocolate Warrior essay gives this tribute a Jaina / Campeche object study, where one article can meet figurine, ballgame, and Maya context.
Bugarach / Southern Cross
The Bugarach essay gives this tribute a France-side study where terrain and symbolic history meet the published article.
King Tut / Amarna
The King Tut essay gives this tribute a fuller Egypt study, where one article can be widened with Amarna, Amun restoration, and dynastic context.
Poussin / Arcadia
The Poussin essay gives this tribute a France-to-Campania study, where one article can be widened with Arcadian painting, Rennes-les-Bains terrain, and Pompeii / Herculaneum context.
Leonardo / Adoration
The Leonardo essay gives this tribute a real Renaissance painting study, where one article can be widened with San Donato in Scopeto, the Uffizi, unfinished-panel context, and conservation history.
Illustrated Iron Cross
The Illustrated Iron Cross essay gives this tribute a real Ireland study, where one article can be widened with Cong, Durrow, inscription, and Irish metalwork context.
Why outside corroboration matters
The archaeology thread does not rely only on self-published pages.
That makes the archive more trustworthy. These outside references help show that the work was seen, reused, or cited beyond the blog network itself.
UFO Digest author page
Best for the public biographical framing that names archaeology and restoration directly.
Open sourceAndrew Gough article
Best for outside image-credit lines on Stela 5 and related Izapa material under Mary Alice Bennett / MJA.
Open sourceLDS Archaeology blog
Best for the broader reconstruction and ancient-world visual thread that continues beyond a single article or mention.
Open sourceRelated pages
Archaeology opens into restoration, site history, and related studies.
This related-reading section helps readers move from the core archaeology material into the strongest connected studies here.
RestorationSite historyComparative viewObject studyRelic historyEgypt study
Izapa studyPlumed ConchChocolate WarriorCrista / ConstantinePoussin / ArcadiaKing Tut / AmarnaIllustrated Iron CrossPlaces
Reconstruction notes, site context, and comparative material are the core anchors for these pages.
Reconstruction proof
Izapa
Start here for the clearest evidence-led material in the archaeology section.
Object studyChocolate Warrior
Explore this piece for a more focused Maya object study tied to one published article.
Florence imageLeonardo / Adoration
Explore this piece for a Renaissance painting study tied to a published article and conservation history.
Relic historyIllustrated Iron Cross
Explore this piece for a sacred-object study tied to a published article and Irish visual history.
Egypt studyKing Tut / Amarna
Explore this piece for an Egypt-focused study centered on the article and wider historical context.
Comparative projectPlumed Conch
Explore this piece for a broader Maya and ancient-Americas view beyond a single site.
France–Maya hingeBugarach
This door lets the archaeology world bend toward southern France, where terrain and symbolic history still intersect the broader ancient-world imagination.
Grounded terrainPlaces
Use the places guide to keep the research tied to real geography.
Related archive pages
- Works Catalog keeps the known titles and medium notes together.
- Places maps Izapa, Teotihuacan, and other geographic anchors into the broader life-and-work story.
- Publications shows how article themes overlap with the archaeology thread.
- Research Projects groups the blog-level project pages that supported this work.
- Dos Pilas keeps one unresolved Maya 2012 thread visible without faking direct article recovery.
- Chocolate Warrior adds a Jaina / Campeche object page where one article can be widened with figurine and ballgame context.
- King Tut / Amarna adds an Egypt study where an article can be widened with Amarna, Karnak, and Amun-restoration context.
- Leonardo / Adoration adds a Florence page where an article can be widened with San Donato in Scopeto, the Uffizi, and conservation history.
- Illustrated Iron Cross adds an Ireland page where an article can be widened with Cong, Durrow, inscription, and Irish metalwork context.
- Poussin / Arcadia adds a France-to-Campania page where Arcadian painting, Rennes-les-Bains, and Pompeii can stay in one honest room.
- Bugarach / Southern Cross adds a France-side page where terrain, symbolic history, and an article path meet.
Curation rule
This page is deliberately careful. It shows a strong public archaeology-and-restoration thread, but it does not invent formal exhibition history, institutional roles, or claims that the sources does not actually support yet.