Leonardo López Luján
Leonardo López Luján | |
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American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Foreign Fellow Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology |
Institutions | Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History |
Academic advisors | Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Michel Graulich, Pierre Becquelin |
Leonardo Náuhmitl López Luján (born 31 March 1964 in
Education and professional life
López Luján received his bachelor's degree in archaeology from
During his academic career he has been a visiting research fellow at
In
He was president of the Mexican Society of Anthropology from 2003 to 2005 and has been a member of the administration council of the
In recent times López Luján has been elected as a corresponding fellow of the
On November 5, 2018, López Luján was elected new member of El Colegio Nacional (The National College), a Mexican honorary academy that brings together the country's forty foremost artists and scientists.[12]
Research, fieldwork and museum exhibitions
His research has focused primarily on the religion, politics, and art of pre-Hispanic societies in Central Mexico. His scholarship has contributed to our knowledge of indigenous strategies of recovering the distant past, the coded language of buried offerings, the conceptualization of animals as cosmic emblems, the functions and symbolism of sacred architecture, the uses and meanings of Mexica sculpture, the application of materials science to the study of pre-Hispanic art and artifacts, iconoclastic activities in times of crisis, mother goddess cults, and sacrificial practices, among other areas. He has also ventured into the history of Mexican archaeology, achieving significant advances in the study of its origins in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
López Luján began working in archeological, anthropological, and historical projects when he was eight years old. He has participated in various scientific teams in the Mexican federal entities of
The year 1980 was especially significant in his career, for he began working at
As part of his research at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, he co-directed with William L. Fash and Linda Manzanilla the Xalla Palace excavation project and also worked with Saburo Sugiyama and Rubén Cabrera on the Pyramid of the Moon Project.[5]
His own projects have been funded by
With renowned colleagues he has curated major exhibitions, including "The Aztec World" at the
"El capitán Dupaix y su álbum arqueológico de 1794" (Captain Dupaix and his 1794 archaeological album) at theAwards and fellowships
As an individual or leader of interdisciplinary teams, he has received several awards, among them:
- The "Salvador Novo Fellowship" from the College of Mexico and the Mexican Writers Center (1985).[5]
- The "CONACYT Medal" for best student in Mexico(1991).
- "University of Colorado at Boulder(1991).
- The "Mexican Committee of Historical Sciences Prize" for best article (1992, 1996, and 2007).
- "ChoiceOutstanding Academic Book" (1994).
- The "Alfonso Caso Award" from National Institute of Anthropology and History(1998 and 2016, and honorable mention in 1991).
- The "Guggenheim Fellowship" from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2000).[16]
- "Social Sciences Research Award" from the Mexican Academy of Sciences (2000).
- "Dumbarton Oaks Research Fellowship", Harvard University (2005–2006).[17]
- "Keynote Address at Convocation" at the 2009 Annual Conference of the College Art Association (the only Latin American to receive this distinction in the association's history).[18]
- "Senior Fellow", Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University (2012–2014).
- "Research Fellowship", Institute for Advanced Studies of Paris (2013–2014).[4]
- "Shanghai Archaeology Forum Research Award 2015", Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (his Great Temple Project is considered one of the ten best archaeological programs of the world in 2013–2015).[19]
- "Medal of Merit", Festival del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México (2016).[20]
- "Top 10 Discoveries of the Year" of Archaeology Magazine, Archaeological Institute of America (2017,[21] 2022,[22] and 2023).[23]
- "Medal Fray Bernardino de Sahagún", Consejo Hidalguense de la Crónica and Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo (2019).[24]
- "Crónica Award" in the field of culture (2019).[25]
- "Cátedra Latinoamericana Julio Cortázar", University of Guadalajara (2023).[26]
- The "Antonio García Cubas Scientific Book Award" from National Institute of Anthropology and History(2023).
- "Medal 7 de Julio", Congreso Nacional de Patrimonio Mundial (2023).[27]
- "Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy", University of Copenhagen (2023).[28]
- "Chevallier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur", Republic of France (2024).[29]
- Distinguished Lectures at The Library of Congress,[39] the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres,[40] the Shanghai Archaeology Forum, and the Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú.[41]
As an integrant of interdisciplinary teams, he has received several collective awards, among them:
- "Best Reference Source", Library Journal (2001).
- "Editor's Choice", Booklist (2001).
- "Best Reference", New York Public Library (2001).
- "Outstanding Academic Title", Choice: Current Reviews of Academic Books (2001 and 2017).
- "1er Prix International du Livre d'Art Tribal", Tribal Art Magazine (2009).
- "Shanghai Archaeology Forum Field Discovery Award 2013" (Moon Pyramid Project, Teotihuacan), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2013).
- "Annual Book Award", Association for Latin American Art (2014).
- "Prix Spécial du Jury", 6e Festival International du Livre d'Art et du Film de Perpignan (2016).
- "PROSE Award, Art Exhibitions Category", Association of American Publishers (2018).
- "The Best of Art of 2017", The New York Times (2017).
- "The Best of 2017", Hyperallergic (2017).
- "The Best of 2018", The Washington Post (2018).
- "AAMC Award for Excellence, Catalogue Award", The Association of Art Museum Curators (2018).
- "Bank Note of the Year (2021) Award", International Bank Note Society (2022).
- "ERC Advanced Grant", European Research Council (2024-2029).
Published works
Books and essays (author)
- La recuperación mexica del pasado teotihuacano, 1989.
- Nómadas y sedentarios: el pasado prehispánico de Zacatecas, 1989.
- The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, 1993, 1994, 2005.
- Xochicalco y Tula, with Robert H. Cobean and Guadalupe Mastache, 1995, 1996.
- Mito y realidad de Zuyuá, with Alfredo López Austin, 1999, 2017.
- Viaje al mercado de México, 2000, 2013.
- Mexico's Indigenous Past, with Alfredo López Austin, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2012, 2014.
- Aztèques. La collection de sculptures du Musée du quai Branly, with Marie-France Fauvet-Berthelot, 2005.
- La Casa de las Águilas, 2 vols., 2006.
- Tenochtitlan, with Judy Levin, 2006.
- Breaking Through Mexico's Past, with Davíd Carrasco and Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, 2007, 2007.
- Escultura monumental mexica, with Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, 2009, 2012, 2019.
- Monte Sagrado/Templo Mayor: el cerro y la pirámide en la tradición religiosa mesoamericana, with Alfredo López Austin, 2009, 2012.
- Tlaltecuhtli, 2010.
- El capitán Guillermo Dupaix y su álbum arqueológico de 1794, 2015.
- Arqueología de la arqueología: ensayos sobre los orígenes de la disciplina en México, 2017, 2019.
- Pretérito pluscuamperfecto: visiones mesoamericanas de los vestigios arqueológicos. Lección inaugural de El Colegio Nacional, 2019.
- Los primeros pasos de un largo trayecto: la ilustración de tema arqueológico en la Nueva España del siglo XVIII. Discurso de ingreso de la Academia Mexicana de la Historia, 2019.
- El ídolo sin pies ni cabeza: la Coatlicue a finales del México virreinal, 2020.
- El pasado imaginado: arqueología y artes plásticas en México (1440-1821), 2021.
- Los muertos viven, los vivos matan: Mictlantecuhtli y el Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan, 2021.
Books, catalogs, and journals (editor)
- Atlas histórico de Mesoamérica, with Linda Manzanilla, 1989.
- Historia antigua de México, 4 vols., with Linda Manzanilla, 1994–1995, 2000–2001, 2014.
- Camino al Mictlan, with Vida Mercado, 1997.
- La Casa de las Águilas: reconstrucción de un pasado, with Luis Barba, 2000.
- Gli Aztechi tra passato e presente, with Alessandro Lupo and Luisa Migliorati, 2006.
- Sacrificios de consagración en la Pirámide de la Luna, with Saburo Sugiyama, 2006.
- Arqueología e historia del Centro de México. Homenaje a Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, with Davíd Carrasco and Lourdes Cué, 2006.
- Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler, with Colin McEwan, 2009, 2010.
- The Art of Urbanism: How Mesoamerican Kingdoms Represented Themselves in Architecture and Imagery, with William L. Fash, 2009, 2012.
- El sacrificio humano en la tradición religiosa mesoamericana, with Guilhem Olivier, 2010.
- Humo aromático para los dioses: una ofrenda de sahumadores al pie del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan, 2012, 2014.
- El oro en Mesoamérica, special issue of Arqueología Mexicana, 2017.
- Nuestra sangre, nuestro color: la escultura polícroma de Tenochtitlan, 2017.
- Al pie del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan: estudios en honor de Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, with Ximena Chávez Balderas, 2 vols., 2019.
- La arqueología ilustrada americana: la universalidad de una disciplina, with Jorge Maier Allende, 2021.
- Eduardo Matos Moctezuma: ochenta años, 2021.
- Los animales y el recinto sagrado de Tenochtitlan, with Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, 2022.
- Ancient Mexico: Maya, Aztec, and Teotihuacan. Exhibition Catalogue (in Japanese), with Saburo Sugiyama and Takeshi Inomata, 2023.
- Mexica: Des dons et des dieux au Templo Mayor, with Fabienne de Pierrebourg and Steve Bourget, 2024.
Notes
- ^ López Luján, Leonardo, About Leonardo, Mesoweb, Ancient Cultures Institute. [1]
- ^ López Luján, Leonardo, Las ofrendas del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan, tesis de licenciatura en arqueología, ENAH, 1990. [2]
- ^ López Luján, Leonardo, Anthropologie religieuse du Templo Mayor, Mexico: la Maison des Aigles, Thèse de doctorat, Université de Paris Nanterre, 1998. [3]
- ^ a b "Leonardo López Luján - Institut d'études avancées de Paris". paris-iea.fr. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Academia Méxicana de la Historia, members". AMH. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Academia Mexicana de Ciencias". Amc.unam.mx. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Dr Leonardo López Luján FBA". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "About the Fellowship". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "Real Academia de la Historia". RAH, Madrid. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "American Academy of Arts & Sciences". AAAS, Boston. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "Archaeological Institute of America". AIA, Boston. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "El Colegio Nacional". 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "The Aztec World | Exhibition Curators". Archive.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Lectures talks and debates". British Museum. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ Exhiben álbum de Dupaix, testimonio de los orígenes de la arqueología mexicana
- ^ "Guggenheim Fellow". Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Awakening the Stones: The Beginnings of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Studies in Central Mexico — Dumbarton Oaks". Doaks.org. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ College Art Association. "CAA News | College Art Association » Blog Archive » Leonardo López Luján Is Convocation Speaker | CAA". Collegeart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "La Jornada: Leonardo López Luján gana el Premio Shanghai Archaeology Forum 2015". Jornada.unam.mx. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "El arqueólogo Leonardo López Luján ingresa a El Colegio Nacional". INAH. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Great Temple Project discovers an Aztec Wolf
- ^ Great Temple Project discovers Aztec wooden artifacts
- ^ Great Temple Project discovers a rich offering inside a stone coffin
- ^ Medalla Sahagún del GEH
- ^ Premio Crónica 2019
- ^ Cátedra Latinoamericana "Julio Cortázar"
- ^ Awards of CNPM-Guanajuato
- ^ Doctorado Honoris Causa 2023 en Dinamarca
- ^ [4]
- ^ Nguyen, Ivy (2010-05-21). "Dig into Mexico's history draws Stanford crowd". Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Bakwin Lecture | Wellesley College - Wellesley College". New.wellesley.edu. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Archaeology in Downtown Mexico City: The Aztec Great Temple". 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Hammond Lecture". 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Mexicolore". Mexicolore. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "musée du quai Branly: conférences". Quaibranly.fr. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Tokyo National Museum: Premium Night". Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Distinguished Lecture". 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Bank of America Distinguished Lecture". 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Schedule - A Celebration of Mexico | Library of Congress". Loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Séance de l'AIBL=fr". Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ "Ministerio de Cultura brindará conferencia sobre los descubrimientos arqueológicos más espectaculares en la antigua capital Azteca | Ministerio de Cultura". Cultura.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-20.
References
External links
- Leonardo López Luján, Mesoweb on-line publications
- Works by Leonardo López Luján in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Leonardo López Luján with Alfredo López Luján: Publications, papers, and awards
- Leonardo López Luján, "The Great Temple Project"
- Leonardo López Luján, "El Proyecto Templo Mayor (1991-2017)"
- Leonardo López Luján, Proyecto Templo Mayor's YouTube Channel, videos
- Leonardo López Luján, El Colegio Nacional's YouTube Channel, videos
- Templo Mayor Museum, official site (in Spanish)
- Mesoamerican Archive and Research Project, Harvard University
- A.R. Williams, "Pyramid of Death", National Geographic Magazine, October 2006
- Stefan Lovgren, "Aztec Temple found in Mexico City", National Geographic News, October 5, 2006
- Johanna Tuckman, "Aztec Temple Found in Mexico City", American Archaeology, Summer 2008
- Robert Draper, National Geographic Magazine, November 2010