Ray Matheny
Ray T. Matheny (15 February 1925 – 1 July 2020) was a professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University (BYU).[1]
Biography
Matheny was born in
He earned his
Matheny was also involved in archaeological studies of the Southwestern United States, Utah, Great Basin, and Bronze Age Israel. He directed archaeology field schools in Montezuma Canyon and Nine Mile Canyon, Utah. He edited a volume on the rock art of the inter-mountain region of the United States.[4]
In 2002 the government of Campeche recognized Matheny for his contributions to Mayan archeology.[5]
Matheny was also closely connected with the establishment of the BYU Field School in Southern Utah.[6] The University of Utah press published a collection of essays in his honor, written by colleges, many his former students, which focused heavily on south-west US and Meso-American archeology.[7]
Matheny was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8]
References
- ^ "Ray Thomas Matheny". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ article about Matheny's military career
- ^ BYU-New World Archaeological Foundation
- ^ BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures publication list
- ^ BYU Magazine, Summer 2001
- ^ BYU Magazine, Spring 2000
- ^ description of book published in Matheny's honor
- ^ Matheny obituary
External links
- list of articles by Ray T. Matheny
- BYU bio page
- another BYU Magazine, Fall 2001 article on Matheny
- Ray T. Matheny interview, MSS SC 3195 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
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