Stephen D. Houston
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Stephen Douglas Houston (
Houston is an
Houston has collaborated with many of his students and colleagues on projects and publications. He has led investigations at Piedras Negras, Kaminaljuyu, and El Zotz, Guatemala. These projects have resulted in new information on the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica.
Biography and career
Stephen Douglas Houston was born in
Returning to Penn, Houston was graduated
After completing his M.Phil., Houston worked toward completing his
Before joining the Brown University faculty, Houston held the Jesse Knight chair at Brigham Young University.
In 2008 the MacArthur Foundation named Professor Houston as a MacArthur Fellow and recipient of a 'genius' award.[8]
On 21 July 2011 Houston was awarded the Order of the Quetzal by the president of Guatemala in recognition of his contributions to the study of Maya culture and for promoting knowledge of ancient Mayan culture in the English speaking world.[9]
In 2018, he was appointed by the Library of Congress as the inaugural Jay I. Kislak Chair for the study of the history and cultures of the early Americas at the John W. Kluge Center.[10]
Houston is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the archaeology journal Antiquity.[11]
He is married to Nancy Dayton Houston and they have two children.[3]
Notes
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF). Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
- ^ Clynes, Tom, Archaeologists discover mysterious monument hidden in plain sight, National Geographic, April 16, 2021
- ^ a b c "Stephen D. Houston". Researchers at Brown. Brown University. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Gregg, Becca (September 6, 2011). "Carlisle graduate, archeologist receives Guatemala's highest honor". The Sentinel. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Curriculum Vitae, pp.2, 6.
- ^ Curriculum Vitae, pp.3–6.
- ^ Curriculum Vitae, pp.5–6, 10.
- ^ "Stephen Houston". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Houston receives Guatemala's highest honor". Brown University. July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Library of Congress Appoints Inaugural Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas". Library of Congress. April 23, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Editorial Advisory Board". Antiquity. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
References
- "Curriculum Vitae, Stephen D. Houston" (PDF). Brown Research. Retrieved August 31, 2018.