Peter Mathews (archaeologist)
Peter Mathews | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | June 12, 1951 Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, Epigrapher, Mayanist |
Peter Mathews (born 12 June 1951 in
He was a professor at the University of Calgary, and is Co Director of the Naachtun Archaeology Project.[1] Between 1979 and 1986 he taught in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University.[2] He was a professor of Archaeology and Maya Hieroglyphs at La Trobe University until his retirement at the end of 2011. He continued to lecture at the university throughout 2012, until his end of tenure in 2013.[3]
He graduated with a B.A. in 1975 from the
In the 1960s, he dubbed artifacts to be from an unknown "Site Q", which some think is La Corona. In 1973, he was invited to the first Mesa Redonda, Palenque conference.[5]
In 1997, he and ten Mexican colleagues were attacked, held, and released, near the Maya site of
Awards
- 1984 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2002 Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in Australia
Works
- Mathews, Peter (n.d.). "Site Names and Codes". Who's Who in the Classic Maya World. Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
- Mathews, Peter (1991). "Classic Maya emblem glyphs". In T. Patrick Culvert (ed.). Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence. School of American Research Advanced Seminars. Cambridge and New York: ISBN 0-521-39210-1.
- OCLC 37819972.
- Mathews, Peter; OCLC 20931118.
- Mathews, Peter (2005). ""Casper II": Complete List of Text References". Who's Who in the Classic Maya World. Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI). Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- "MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY", FAMSI
- Foster, Lynn V., Mathews, Peter, Handbook to life in the ancient Maya world, Oxford University Press US, 2005, ISBN 9780195183634
References
- ^ [1] Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ ARC3AZT, 2012, La Trobe University Subject Database
- ^ "Archeology Team Missing in Mexico Jungle", The New York Times, Sam Dillon, 1 July 1997
- ^ "An Interview with Dr. Peter Mathews" (PDF). Mayaexploration.org. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "A Run for Their Lives", Archeology, Anglea M.H. Schuster, Volume 50 Number 5, September/October 1997
- ^ II, THOMAS H. MAUGH (1 July 1997). "Archeologists Safe After Jungle Attack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Ordeal in Chiapas: Archaeologists Survive Attack During Attempt to Rescue Maya Altar from Looters", SAA Journal, John W. Hoopes, 15-4
External links
- "Doyenne of Mayanists", Archeology, Tom Gidwitz, Volume 55 Number 3, May/June 2002
- "Time Line of Decipherment", NOVA: Cracking the Code
- "My Maya Crash Course", The New York Times, JOHN NOBLE WILFORD, 16 May 2006
- "Stones, Bones, Tribes & Scribes", Department of Anthropology, Cleveland State University, Fall 2004, Barbara Grale, Editor
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
