Peter Mathews (archaeologist) explained
See also: Peter Matthews (disambiguation).
| Peter Mathews |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Archaeologist, Epigrapher, Mayanist |
Peter Mathews (born 12 June 1951 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist.
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 University of Calgary where he studied with David H. Kelley, and Yale University with a MPhil, and PhD, where he studied with Michael D. Coe.[4] During his time at Yale he was a MacArthur Fellow, at the age of 33.[2]
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 El Cayo.[6] [7] [8]
Awards
Works
- Web site: Mathews, Peter . n.d. . Site Names and Codes . Who's Who in the Classic Maya World . Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc..
- Book: Mathews, Peter . 1991 . Classic Maya emblem glyphs . Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence . School of American Research Advanced Seminars . T. Patrick Culvert. . Cambridge and New York . 19–29. 0-521-39210-1.
- Book: Linda Schele
. Schele, Linda . Linda Schele . Peter Mathews . 1998 . The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs . . New York . 0-684-80106-X . 37819972.
- Book: Mathews, Peter . Gordon R. Willey . Gordon Willey . 1991 . Prehistoric polities of the Pasion region: hieroglyphic texts and their archaeological settings . Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence . T. Patrick Culbert. School of American Research advanced seminar series . Cambridge . . 30–71. 0-521-39210-1 . 20931118.
- Web site: 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) . 2009-09-06.
- "MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY", FAMSI
- Foster, Lynn V., Mathews, Peter, Handbook to life in the ancient Maya world, Oxford University Press US, 2005,
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
Notes and References
- http://people.ucalgary.ca/~naachtun/Team/Staff.html#
- Web site: MacArthur Foundation. Macfound.org. 21 January 2018.
- http://www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public/publicview$p_subjects.queryview?P_SUBJECT_CODE=ARC3AZT&P_SUBJECT_OFFER_YEAR=2012&Z_CHK=50942&P_SUBJECT_CODE_1=ARC3AZT&P_SUBJECT_NAME=&P_SEMESTER=&P_UNIT_CLASS=&P_YEAR_LEVEL=&P_FACULTY=&P_CAMPUS=&P_DISCIPLINE_CODE=&P_SUBJECT_OFFER_YEAR_1=2012&Z_START=&Z_ACTION=NEXT ARC3AZT, 2012
- https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/01/world/archeology-team-missing-in-mexico-jungle.html?pagewanted=1 "Archeology Team Missing in Mexico Jungle"
- Web site: An Interview with Dr. Peter Mathews. Mayaexploration.org. 21 January 2018.
- http://www.archaeology.org/9709/etc/mathews.html "A Run for Their Lives"
- Web site: Archeologists Safe After Jungle Attack. THOMAS H. MAUGH. II. 1 July 1997. Los Angeles Times. 21 January 2018.
- http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/publications/SAAbulletin/15-4/SAA12.html "Ordeal in Chiapas: Archaeologists Survive Attack During Attempt to Rescue Maya Altar from Looters"
